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Industry Veteran Bill Hart Dies

On Friday, June 20, 2025, longtime home furnishings industry professional George William “Bill” Hart passed away after a 2½-year battle with Bulbar ALS. He...




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Casper Names New CEO

New York City-based sleep products company Casper announced Joe Megibow will succeed Emilie Arel...

Shifman Gives John Nagle Top Sales Honor

Shifman Mattresses has awarded territory manager John Nagle with the company’s top sales award. The...

Serta Simmons Bedding Announces Leadership Transition

Doraville, Georgia-based Serta Simmons Bedding Inc. has named Charlie Eitel as its new CEO,...

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Ron Bruneau Rejoins King Koil as Senior Vice President of Operations

Industry veteran Ron Bruneau has rejoined Avondale, Arizona-based mattress manufacturer and licensing group King Koil as senior vice president of operations. He replaces Don...

BIA Appoints Christopher Commins to Lead West Coast Sales

North Brunswick, New Jersey-based mattress manufacturer and licensing group Bedding Industries of America has hired former Resident Home executive Christopher S. Commins to lead...

Gold Bond Adds Former Levitz President Ed Gilligan

Independent mattress manufacturer Gold Bond Mattress has hired Ed Gilligan, the former president of Levitz Furniture and senior merchant at Sears, to expand its...

Bedgear Founder and CEO Eugene Alletto Honored by American Cancer Society

Eugene Alletto, the founder and CEO of Farmingdale, New York-based mattress and sleep accessories supplier, was named the 2025 honoree at the American Cancer...

Bedgear Promotes Three Team Members

Farmingdale, New York-based mattress and sleep accessories supplier Bedgear has promoted three team members to shape the future of the brand in key markets. According...

King Koil Appoints McCarthy New Senior Vice President of Strategic Development

Avondale, Arizona-based mattress manufacturer and licensing group King Koil has appointed 30-year industry veteran Bob McCarthy to the new role of senior vice president...

Paramount Sleep Hires New Hospitality and Quality Leads

Norfolk, Virginia-based Paramount Sleep Co. has hired two industry veterans: Steve Tipton to head up hospitality sales as its national hospitality ambassador and Rachael...

King Koil Promotes 3 Executives

Avondale, Arizona-based mattress manufacturer and licensing group King Koil has promoted three veteran executives to expanded roles. Over the past six years, the brand...

Diamond Mattress Names Mike Juoni New Senior Vice President of Sales

Rancho Dominguez, California-based manufacturer Diamond Mattress has appointed Mike Juoni, a bedding industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience spanning retail operations,...

Andy Bernstein to Receive WithIt President’s Award During WOW Awards Gala in High Point

NEWS RELEASE | 2025 SPRING HIGH POINT MARKET High Point, N.C. – WithIt, the women’s leadership development network for the home and furnishings industries will present...

Jones Family of Companies Names Dennis St. Louis Chief Sales Officer of Jones Nonwovens

Humboldt, Tennessee-based fiber materials supplier Jones Family of Companies has promoted Dennis St. Louis to chief sales officer of Jones Nonwovens.   “I’m very excited to...

Andrew Dailey Named General Manager of Jones Sustainable Packaging

Humboldt, Tennessee-based fiber materials supplier Jones Family of Companies has promoted  Andrew Dailey to general manager of Jones Sustainable Packaging. In this role, Dailey...

Andmore Appoints Scott Eckman President

Atlanta-based Andmore,  an omnichannel presenter of markets and design centers that connect buyers and sellers of wholesale furnishings, gifts and apparel, has announced the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

King Koil Canada Appoints Vice President of National Accounts and Special Projects

Toronto-based King Koil Canada has appointed David Grange as its new vice president of national accounts and special projects.   According to a news release, Grange...

Former Sherwin-Williams, Natuzzi Marketer Joins Steinreich Communications

Hackensack, New Jersey-based Steinreich Communications Group Inc. has appointed Lauren West as a director for the international public relations firm. West is best known...