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Delivery, setup, removal, exchanges, and returns can shape shopper confidence once the product choice is nearly made.




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Louis Shanks Furniture Closes After 78 Years in Business

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Soft-Tex, Restonic Receive Women’s Choice Award

Soft-Tex International, a home textiles producer based in Waterford, New York, has earned the Women’s Choice Award for its line of licensed Restonic top-of-bed...
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September Mattress Sales Strong, Units Down, Survey Finds

Mattress sales growth was strong in September, but unit sales were down compared to the same month last year as the industry saw the...
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Bedding Returnees, Newcomers Add Spark in High Point

Five bedding producers joined the bedding contingent at the recent High Point Market, sparking talk of a sleep products comeback in the Furniture Capital...
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Survey: Consumers Blame Both Manufacturers and Retailers When Products Fail

When a mattress dips in the center, a pillow loses its loft or an adjustable bed base stops functioning, consumers may blame the product...
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King Koil Expands Arizona Plant

Manufacturer King Koil has added 40,000 square feet to its plant at its headquarters in Avondale, Arizona. The company also has hired 20 additional...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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“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...
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“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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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“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:...
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