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Paramount Sleep More Than Doubles Cotton Usage Under Exclusive Seal of Cotton Program

NEWS RELEASE NORFOLK, Va. (June 16, 2026) — Paramount Sleep Company, the only mattress manufacturer licensed to carry the Seal of Cotton® trademark of Cotton...




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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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When Mattress Features Sound Alike, Retailers Can Make the Difference

When mattress features start to sound alike, retailers can help shoppers connect the dots. By turning product details into practical benefits, sales associates can make the shopping experience clearer, more personal, and less driven by price alone.

Family-Owned Biggerstaff Furniture Going Out of Business After 78 Years

NEWS RELEASE GASTONIA, N.C. (June 4, 2026) — Family-owned Biggerstaff Furniture will close its doors permanently after almost 80 years of furnishing homes. The final...

Noël Furniture to Conclude 50-Year Legacy in Luxury Home Furnishings

NEWS RELEASE HOUSTON, Texas (June 2, 2026) — Noël Furniture is going out of business after a half century, marking the end of an era...

What Memorial Day Shopping Revealed

Memorial Day showed shoppers are still spending, but price and value matter. For mattress retailers, the follow-up is key: connect the deal to comfort, support and service.

Why Shoppers Replace Their Mattresses—and How Retailers Can Respond

Mattress replacement often starts with subtle cues: soreness, poor sleep, sagging, sleeping hot, or realizing a bed no longer feels right. Retailers who understand those reasons can guide shoppers toward better comfort, support, and overall sleep.

Retailers Adapt to Longer, More Research-Driven Purchase Decisions

Consumers are taking more time to research purchases before committing, particularly for larger discretionary items, and retailers across categories are adjusting to longer and...

Wellness Trends Continue to Shape Consumer Interest in Sleep Products

Sleep is becoming more deeply connected to the broader wellness conversation, and industry trend analysts say that shift is continuing to influence how consumers...

Spring Air South Korean Licensee Will Expand Brand to 105 Retail Locations by End of 2026

NEWS RELEASE WOBURN, Massachusetts — Spring Air International, a Top 20 U.S. bedding manufacturer and widely known consumer brand, said its South Korean licensee, BMB...

Stronger Independent Dealers Increasingly Turning to Gold Bond to Curate Private Label Programs

NEWS RELEASE HARTFORD, Connecticut – Stronger independent dealers are increasingly turning to Gold Bond to create and manage private label mattress programs that are generating...

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...

Gold Bond Taps Bryant Decker to Head Sales in the Southeast

NEWS RELEASE HARTFORD, Connecticut – Leading independent producer Gold Bond Mattress is expanding its presence in the Southeast with the appointment of Bryant Decker as its regional sales...

Memorial Day Mattress Shoppers Are Looking for More Than a Markdown

Memorial Day remains a major mattress-shopping moment, but retailers can do more than promote discounts. Clear education, timely outreach, and a strong in-store experience can help turn deal-driven traffic into confident purchases.

Using Outdoor Advertising to Keep Your Store Top of Mind

Outdoor advertising can help mattress retailers keep their store name visible near commuter routes, shopping corridors, and retail clusters, especially when used as a simple, repeated reminder rather than a stand-alone sales strategy.

Supporting Independence and Comfort for Aging Sleepers

Between ages 40 and 50, many adults experience more pressure sensitivity, often one of the earliest reasons they begin reconsidering their mattress. The hips,...

Talking Sustainability on the Sales Floor

Conversations about sustainability can feel surprisingly difficult to navigate on the sales floor. Not because the topic is new, but because it doesn’t show...

The Luxury Story

Mattress manufacturers tend to have a specific story in mind when they design a luxury mattress. But how does that story translate to the...

Family First

You might say mattresses are in Nick Noblit's blood. His father, Joe—a sales representative for Simmons for over a decade—founded New England’s Yankee Mattress...

Better Sleep Starts With Us

Every month, I have the opportunity to work on a lot of meaningful projects at ISPA. But one of my absolute favorites—the one that...

Industry Leaders Lift the Mattress Sector at WithIt WOW Awards

At the 2026 WithIt WOW Awards Gala during Las Vegas Market, the theme, “Age of Aquarius,” underscored collaboration, optimism, and community as key ingredients...

MRC Marks 10 Years of Mattress Recycling in California

The Mattress Recycling Council marked the 10-year anniversary of its California mattress recycling program in January, highlighting a decade of successful collaboration between the...

Snoring & Sleep Apnea

Snoring and disrupted breathing often surface first as restless nights, partner complaints, or persistent fatigue rather than deeper medical concerns. Sleep apnea must be...