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BIA Hires New Territory Manager for Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana 

North Brunswick, New Jersey-based mattress manufacturer and licensing group Bedding Industries of America has expanded its sales force in its Chicago plant, BIA Midwest,...




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Dino Cifelli is New Metro Mattress CEO

Syracuse, New York-based mattress retailer Metro Mattress announced Dino Cifelli as the company’s new...

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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Shifman Promotes Proven Sales Leaders

Newark, New Jersey-based Shifman Mattresses has named Josh Suresky as business development manager, and Diana Genshock as key account manager. Both report to Lisa Frey,...

Jyl Davis Appointed Standard Fiber VP Sales and Merchandising

Standard Fiber has hired Jyl Davis as its new vice president of sales and merchandising, joining the company in this role on Jan. 3.  “I...

Eric Delaby Joins Textile Business at Milliken & Co.

Spartanburg, South Carolina-based Milliken & Co. has hired Eric Delaby as a senior sales associate for the Bedding Market within the Textile Business. With more...

Industry Vet Howell Joins GhostBed in Leading Sales Role

Plantation, Florida-based GhostBed has appointed former Tempur-Sealy and Lull sales leader Brandon Howell as national accounts manager. Howell joins the brand as its wholesale...

LogicData Names New Director of Sales, North America

LogicData, an adjustable base maker, has appointed Matthew Skinner as director of sales for LogicData North America. Skinner will lead the sales team, focusing on...

Kingsdown Signs Kristi Hopper as Design Community Ambassador | Award Winning Designer Joins Bedding Manufacturer at High Point Market

HIGH POINT MARKET NEWS RELEASE MEBANE, N.C.  – Luxury bedding manufacturer, Kingsdown, Inc. is partnering with well-known Dallas-based interior designer Kristi Hopper as brand ambassador...

Sinomax USA Inc. Adds Chief Commercial Officer for Product Line Expansions

Sinomax USA Inc. has appointed Eric Jent as its chief commercial officer. He will be responsible for leading the company’s sales, marketing and product...

Meet Kate Caddy

ISPA’s sustainability manager shares her take on the importance of sustainability within the bedding industry and what attendees can look forward to at ISPA’s...

Spring Air Signs Florida Licensing Agreement With New Deal, Only Three Open Territories Remain In U.S.

NEWS RELEASE WOBURN, Mass. –Top 20 U.S. bedding manufacturer Spring Air International has inked a licensing deal with Compass Bedding Products for the State of...

New Consulting Business UncleMuenkel Launches

Bedding veteran Bob Muenkel will focus on mattress sales, training, public speaking and writing Bedding veteran Bob Muenkel is launching a new consulting business that...

King Koil Adds Moore to Team to Lead West Coast Sales

King Koil has expanded its management team to include bedding industry sales veteran Scott Moore, who joins the luxury brand as vice president of...

Leslie Morris Appointed Vice President of Sales, Standard Fiber

Burlingame, California-based Standard Fiber has hired Leslie Morris as its new vice president of sales. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Morris will lead the company’s...

An Appropriate Valentine

Showing your employees affection on Valentine’s Day? Um, maybe not. But showing your employees appreciation on Valentine’s Day? Sure, why not? Bonusly, an employee recognition consulting...

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...

Industry Veteran Niles Cornelius Retires

Ending his career at Hickory Spring Manufacturing, he spent nearly 50 years in the bedding business Bedding industry veteran Niles Cornelius, who has held a...

Katapult Names New Head of Product

Katapult, a New York-based provider of e-commerce point-of-sale purchase options for nonprime U.S. consumers, announced that Devjit Basu has joined the company as head of product....

MRC’s Paris Gholston Joins WithIt Board

Women’s leadership development network keeps most of 2020 board in place for 2021 Paris Gholston, industry communications specialist for the Mattress Recycling Council, has been...

ISPA Adds Veteran Bedding Editor Dave Perry to Publications Team

ALEXANDRIA, VA—The International Sleep Products Association (ISPA) has hired David T. Perry to the newly created position of editor at large for its two...

Adult Entertainment

Want to add a little levity to your workweek? Classic childhood games can put some pep in your step and a smile on your...

An Attitude of Gratitude

10 quotes to inspire a practice of thankfulness With Thanksgiving near, now is a perfect time to take stock of your life and be grateful...

BSC gains new leadership with Julia Rosien and Brent Limer

Rosien appointed chair; Limer accepts vice chair position The International Sleep Products Association has named Julia Rosien, brand director for Buffalo, New York-based Restonic Mattress...