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Louis Shanks Furniture Closes After 78 Years in Business

NEWS RELEASE AUSTIN, Texas (Sept. 19, 2023) — An iconic retail brand throughout Texas and...

Buying Behavior, Part 4: The Purchase Experience

Consumer preference for online mattress buying continues to rise, but brick-and-mortar stores remain important,...

Sleep Number Closing at Least 40 Stores in 2024

Last week, Minneapolis-based bed and mattress manufacturer Sleep Number announced its sales results for...

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Paramount Sleep Co. Secures Exclusive Seal of Cotton Trademark

Norfolk, Virginia-based Paramount Sleep Co. has earned exclusive rights to the Seal of Cotton trademark, making it the only mattress manufacturer to carry the...

E.S. Kluft & Co., Greater Good Charities Partner for LA Wildfire Relief 

To assist individuals and families affected by the recent wildfires in the Los Angeles area, E.S. Kluft & Co. is partnering with Greater Good...

Purple Sales Fall, Cuts Net Loss in 4th Quarter

Specialty mattress producer Purple Innovation said fourth-quarter sales fell 11.6% to $129 million, but the Lehi, Utah-based company slashed its net loss compared to...

South Bay Names Jim Nation New VP of National Sales

Rancho Cucamonga, California-based mattress manufacturer South Bay International has appointed Jim Nation as its new vice president of national sales. An industry veteran with...

Bobby Cleveland Appointed President of Verlo Mattress

Milwaukee-based Verlo Mattress, a mattress company with 42 stores in 10 states, said that Bobby Cleveland, a seasoned Verlo veteran with more than 24...

Tempur Sealy, Sit ‘n Sleep Among Top Sponsors of 33rd Annual City of Hope Event

City of Hope and the industry committee for the West Coast Golf, Tennis & Pickleball Tournament introduced the sponsors of its two flagship fundraisers...

Shifman Makes Strategic Leadership Additions 

In a series of new strategic leadership appointments, Newark, New Jersey-based luxury mattress manufacturer Shifman Mattress Co. has named industry veteran Jeff Quinn vice...

4 Must-Know Phrases That Empower Your Retail Team

A fictional Canadian homicide detective offers advice that bedding retailers can put to good use with their teams. Here are 4 must-know phrases that...

Kingsdown’s New Prime Collection Broadens Access to Luxury

Mebane, North Carolina-based luxury bedding manufacturer Kingsdown, Inc. has revamped its Prime collection with “high-impact looks” and approachable price points designed to appeal to...

Veteran PR Specialist Cathy Steel Retires

Cathy Steel, a veteran B2B public relations specialist with a long-standing relationship with the High Point and Las Vegas markets, will retire effective March...

Rest Partners With Mattress Firm to Bring Its Products to Online

In its first move into the traditional retail market, Newark, Delaware-based bedding company Rest has collaborated with Mattress Firm, the largest mattress specialty retailer...

Bedgear Introduces the Bedgear Home Line

Farmingdale, New York-based mattress and sleep accessories supplier Bedgear has launched Bedgear Home, an all-new collection that blends performance fabrics with fashion-forward aesthetics.  Company officials...

Spring Air Named Exclusive Distributor of the Cruise II Rocking Bed Adjustable Base

Woburn, Mass.-based bedding manufacturer and licensing group Spring Air International is the exclusive distributor of the Cruise II rocking bed base. The patented, premium...

Sleep Number Names Linda Findley New President and CEO

Sleep Number Corp.’s board of directors has hired Linda Findley, former CEO of Blue Apron Holdings, as its new president and CEO.  Findley, 52, will...

Sleep Number’s Sales Fall in 4th Quarter

Sleep Number Corp. said fourth-quarter sales fell 12.3% to $376.8 million, but the specialty bedding manufacturer and retailer improved its gross margin and substantially...

DreamFit Rolls Out Reimagined Packaging and Messaging

Top-of-bed maker DreamFit has reimagined its product packaging with richer colors, distinctive fonts and new messaging designed to better align with its product positioning.   According...

Former SSB Executive, ISPA Board Chair Scott Tinsley Dies

William Scott Tinsley, an industry veteran and longtime executive of Atlanta-based Serta Simmons Bedding LLC, died Feb. 28 in Naples, Florida. He was 70...

Four Covestro U.S. Sites Now Running Entirely on Renewable Electricity

Covestro AG, a German manufacturer of polymer materials and components with world headquarters in Leverkusen, Germany and U.S. headquarters in Pittsburgh, announced that four...

Araam Inc. Welcomes New Sales Executives, Key Sprout Sleep Endorsement

Edmonton-based mattress manufacturer Araam Inc. has added two experienced retail executives to head its sales team in the provinces of Alberta and Quebec.  Company officials...

Precision Textiles, Culp Home Fashions Partner on New Flame-Resistant Technology

Precision Textiles has strategically partnered with Culp Home Fashions to bring its patented IQ FR Inlay yarn technology to market. The proprietary yarn is...

E.S. Kluft Inks Exclusive Deal With Bed Quarter Co.

E.S. Kluft & Co. has finalized an exclusive distribution agreement with Bed Quarter Co., a premium bedding and mattress company in the Kingdom of...