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98-year-old Gustafson’s Furniture & Mattress Going Out of Business

NEWS RELEASE ROCKFORD, Ill. (May 12, 2026) — Family-owned Gustafson’s Furniture & Mattress is going out of business after 98 years. The final liquidation sale...




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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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New Pillow Complements Nature’s Rest

Licensing group Spring Air International added the Natural Talalay Pillow to its Nature’s Rest brand. The pillow comes roll-packed in an attractive box and...

Shifman Mattresses Throws in Pillows

Shifman Mattresses is hoping to help retailers punch up their sales with a new pillow program. “Our new luxury pillows are a natural extension of the...

Blu Sleep Adds Italian-Made Accessories

Blu Sleep, which manufactures sleep products made with foams poured in Italy, has further expanded into luxury sleep accessories with two sheet collections, two...

Bedline Offers New Slant on Storage

Bedline, a Madrid-based sleep products manufacturer, debuted sleek, platform storage beds at the Summer Las Vegas Market. Industry veteran Scott Frisch and his company...

“Take 5 With Dave” – More From Las Vegas Market

What should retailers do to boost their business these days? I found three answers to that question at the Las Vegas Market, as these...

“Take 5 With Dave” – Las Vegas Market Highlights

Here’s a rundown of more new mattresses, adjustable bases and sleep accessories that caught my eye at the Summer Las Vegas Market. Plus, a...

Golden Insights Into Mattress Prices

Going inside the minds of mattress shoppers reveals retailers are leaving money on the table in many transactions, according to a BSC survey We will...

Spring Air Offers Nature’s Choice

For consumers who like the idea of a latex mattress but don’t like the latex price, Spring Air International has created Nature’s Choice, which...

Corsicana Updates Collections

Manufacturer Corsicana, headquartered in Dallas, refreshed two collections and extended another for the Summer Las Vegas Market.  The company redesigned six hybrid mattresses under the...

Eclipse Launches New Line, Reintroduces Another

Eclipse International focused on two of its successful brands at the Summer Las Vegas Market in August. First, it launched the Hemingway Adventure Series...

Mood Unsettled at Lightly Attended Market

Exhibitors: Covid cancellations cut attendance and Covid concerns become an issue for fall business outlook Traffic was light, concerns about the pandemic are growing and...

Shifman Hires Genshock

Shifman Mattresses has hired Diana Genshock as Southwest territory sales manager. She reports to Lisa Frey, national sales director. “Diana’s diverse professional background and strong...

Hollis Helps Harrison Spinks Enter U.S. Market

High-end U.K. bedding maker Harrison Spinks, headquartered in Leeds, England, has hired U.S. sales veteran Scott Hollis to represent the brand as it seeks...

BSC Research, Part 5: Is the Price Right?

How much are consumers willing to spend on a mattress? More than they currently are paying, research shows Consumers are spending significantly less for queen-size...

Survey: Pace of Mattress Sales Growth Slowed in July

But retailers expected strong Labor Day spike A new retail mattress survey found that sales growth slowed in July, but retailers expected sales to pick...

“Take 5 With Dave” – Markets Are Top of Mind

https://youtu.be/vlyaD_CQsgk Sleep Savvy’s Dave Perry was heading into the Las Vegas Market with two key questions. One: How are mattress supply chains holding up? Two:...

GhostBed CEO: Brick-and-Mortar Retailers Should Embrace DTC Mattress Brands

“Just think of how successful this can be,” says Marc Werner, chief executive officer of GhostBed, a growing direct-to-consumer brand based in Plantation, Florida. He...

Avocado Plans Major Push Into Brick-And-Mortar Stores

Three stores are planned for 2021 and several more in 2022 Avocado Green Mattress is getting into brick-and-mortar retail in a big way, giving customers...

Soft-Tex Opens 2nd U.S. Manufacturing Plant

Facility in Texas will speed delivery to retailers, the company says Soft-Tex International, a producer of bedding and home comfort products based in Waterford, New...

Pleasant Mattress Draws From Past to Give McRoskey Beds New Look

Manufacturer Pleasant Mattress Inc. has unveiled new looks for the McRoskey brand. Five innerspring beds in the Modern and Classic collections feature updated woven...

Brooklyn Bedding Goes Deep With Upscale New Sheets

Brooklyn Bedding has expanded its selection of sleep accessories sold in its company stores and online. Deep Cotton Bamboo Sheets by Brooklyn Bedding are...