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Garnand Fine Furniture Going Out of Business After 116 Years

NEWS RELEASE GARDEN CITY, Kan. (October 22, 2026) — Garnand Fine Furniture, a family-owned and operated retailer with a history spanning 116 years, will close...




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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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Veteran Retailers and a Rising Star Honored in Shifman’s 2023 Awards 

Luxury mattress maker recognizes commitment and growth in top retail partners. NEWS RELEASE NEWARK, N.J. (September 18, 2024) –  Shifman Mattresses, renowned for its handcrafted, luxury...

King Koil Sees Rise in Private Label Business as Retailers Build Out Luxury Offerings 

Mattress manufacturer and licensing group King Koil Mattress Co. increased its private label business over the past several months as retailers seek to build...

Innovative Technology May Transform Recycled Mattress Foam into Sneaker Soles

In research sponsored by the Mattress Recycling Council, Edge Global Innovation has developed a process to transform polyurethane mattress foam into polymer pellets that can be used...

Bay Street Mfg. Acquires CKI Solutions

Bay Street Manufacturing, the Canadian top-of-bed manufacturer behind the HealthGuard brand of residential and commercial bedding products, announced its acquisition of West Palm Beach,...

Mattress Mike: 30 Years of Unmatched Quality & Trust

Thanks to quality merchandise and excellent customer service, Furniture Gallery by Mattress Mike is celebrating its 30th year in business. Say the name “Mattress Mike”...

Symphony Sleep Adds Sales Veterans to Its Sales Force

Innovative Sleep Technologies (IST), a manufacturer of adjustable bed bases headquartered in St. Peters, Missouri, is expanding its sales team in response to increasing...

Lien’ A: Discover the Ultimate in Sustainable Luxury – “Take 5”

Discover Lien' A's all-natural, GOLS-certified latex mattresses and pillows. Learn about their innovative technology that ensures consistent quality and their commitment to sustainability. From...

CNBC/NRF Reports Retail Sales Grew in August

The National Retail Federation, the world’s largest retail trade association, revealed in the latest edition of its Retail Monitor that retail sales “increased again...

Relief Bed Provides Gift of Sleep

Tacoma, Washington-based Relief Bed International has partnered with Orphans Africa (OA), an organization dedicated to educating orphans in Africa.  According to a news release, Orphans...

Mlily USA Promotes Valued Team Member and Announces New Hires

Knoxville, Tennessee-based Mlily USA is promoting Ray Bishop, former administrative director, to the role of communications director and has also hired industry veterans Chase...

Precision Textiles Marks Sustainability Milestone

Precision Textiles will celebrate a sustainability milestone at the International Sleep Products Association Sustainability Conference later this month — it saved 13 million plastic...

Mark Quinn Joins Shifman Mattress Co.

Editorial Director Beth English talks with industry veteran Mark Quinn about his new role as senior vice president of sales and marketing at Shifman...

One Brand, Three Ways: How Therapedic International Markets Its Products Around the World

Mattress and sleep products manufacturer Therapedic International has been in business since 1957, beginning as a factory producing mattresses and foundations. Now, the company...

Unlock Your Best Mood: Combat Sleep Deprivation | Get Sleep Savvy

Combat Sleep Deprivation. Discover how lack of sleep can wreak havoc on your mood. Sleep expert and Better Sleep Council spokesperson Terry Cralle tells...

Gold Bond Sees 25% Hike in Futon Sales

Independent bedding manufacturer Gold Bond Mattress said it had a 25% increase in futon sales this summer. Company officials attributed this rise to Gen...

Piper Sandler’s Labor Day Weekend Report

A new survey from Minneapolis-based investment bank and financial services firm Piper Sandler reports that for the sales period of Labor Day weekend, tickets...

Purple Mattress Inventor Unveils Ziwi, a New Technology and Brand for Better Sleep

Tony Pearce, inventor of Purple’s flexible grid technology, has developed Ziwi ZiPP, a new pressure-isolating system for mattresses.   “I am forever proud of the grid...

Standard Fiber to Launch Dr. Scholl’s Line of Bedding Products

Henderson, Nevada-based home textiles supplier Standard Fiber launching a first-ever collection of bedding products under the Dr. Scholl’s name. The new collaboration will debut...

Covestro Invests $40 Million in Pittsburgh Headquarters

Covestro LLC, a leading supplier of high-performance polymers, is investing more than $40 million in a series of modernization and technical upgrades across its...

Shifman Hires Industry Veteran Mark Quinn As Part of Sales and Leadership Restructuring Initiative 

Newark, New Jersey-based luxury mattress manufacturer Shifman Mattress Co. has restructured its leadership and sales teams, hiring industry veteran Mark Quinn, promoting long-time company...

Tencel Refreshes Brand Identity to Reflect Collective Innovation, a More Responsible Textile Industry

Austria-based Lenzing Group, a leading supplier of regenerated cellulose fibers for the textile and nonwovens industries, unveiled the latest evolution of its flagship textile...