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ISPA Strengthens Industry Support With New Membership Model And Renewed Focus On Growth

Alexandria, VA —The International Sleep Products Association (ISPA) announces a new, more future focused membership model that reflects how the industry operates today and...




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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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Noctua Crafted by Mlily Launch Targets for Big-Box Retailers

Knoxville, Tennessee-based mattress manufacturer Mlily USA has launched a premium mattress collection developed exclusively for the big-box retail channel. The new Noctua Crafted by...

7 Ways to Use AI as a Career Coach

Let ChatGPT give your career a boost. According to the International Coaching Federation, the average hourly rate of a career coach in 2023 was $272....

International Sleep Products Association Cost Report Shows Resilience

The International Sleep Products Association has released its 2024 Cost Report, offering a comprehensive look at the financial and operational performance of U.S. mattress...

Vispring Launches New Website, Brand Refresh

Vispring, a premium bed and mattress maker based in Plymouth, England, has launched a new website following a comprehensive brand refresh and the opening...

Culp Reports Q1 Sales Results and Insights

Fabric supplier Culp Inc. said sales fell 10.3% during the quarter ended Aug. 3, but the company reversed an operating loss and substantially reduced...

Creating Emotional Connections to Build Brand Loyalty

Creating brand loyalty through emotion can start by making an authentic connection with consumers. A while back, I was shopping at Trader Joe’s for a...

Bedding Market Quarterly Reports Q2 Improvement

The second quarter edition of the International Sleep Products Association’s Bedding Market Quarterly reflects a modest improvement in year-over-year performance for the total U.S....

ISPA Issues Statement on Mattress Flammability and Consumer Safety

ALEXANDRIA, Va. —— The International Sleep Products Association, the voice of the mattress industry, stands with our member companies in raising concern about unsafe,...

Imagine.io Unveils New Mattress Builder Modules

Austin, Texas-based Imagine.io, an AI-powered 3D product visualization platform, has launched Mattress Builder modules designed to connect every stage of mattress design and commercialization,...

7 Engaging Ways to Pull Customers to Your Store

Brush up on the best practices for successfully drawing customers to your store. Merriam-Webster defines advertising as “the activity or profession of producing advertisements for...

New Scott Brothers Line Helps King Koil Double Las Vegas Retailer Traffic

Avondale, Arizona-based mattress manufacturer and licensing group King Koil said it more than doubled the number of retailer visits to its showroom at the...

DeLandis Sleep Fast-Tracks Retail Private-Label Programs

DeLandis Sleep, a Houston-based original equipment manufacturer and design manufacturer of sleep and comfort products, has streamlined its design-to-delivery process and expanded production capacity...

Highlights from the Mattress Industry Forecast

The International Sleep Products Association’s Statistics Committee released the 2025 spring forecast for the wholesale U.S. mattress market, which covers calendar years 2025 and 2026....

New York Retailer Says Gold Bond Mattresses “Saved Our Business”

Gino Marcello, president and founder of Sleep City, a family-owned mattress retailer founded in 1997 in Rochester, New York, said his decision to add...

Symphony Sleep Debuts Premier Hybrid Platform Base

St. Peters, Missouri-based Innovative Sleep Technologies and its Symphony Sleep brand launched its Premier Hybrid Platform Base — an adaptable foundation designed to provide...

Exciting New King Koil & Property Brothers Partnership

BedTimes sits down with King Koil CEO David Binke to discuss its collaboration with Scott Brothers Global, a showroom glow-up and the debut of...

Paramount Sleep’s Exclusive Seal of Cotton Drives Nationwide Sales

Norfolk, Virginia-based Paramount Sleep Co. is driving product engagement and sell-through at retail stores nationwide through its exclusive Seal of Cotton trademark. For retailers...

New Research Shows Highest Consumer Spending Trends

Consumers are willing to spend more than $2,500 on a mattress to get the quality they want, according to new BSC survey data. Imagine you...

Englander Sri Lanka Licensee Opens Branded Boutique

Colombo, Sri Lanka-based Richard Pieris & Co., the Sri Lanka licensee of Chicago-based Englander, has opened a 2,000-square-foot boutique in the heart of the...

HealthGuard Highlights Las Vegas Partnerships

Concord, Ontario-based bedding essentials manufacturer HealthGuard underscored the critical role of partnerships and collaboration as key takeaways from the Summer 2025 Las Vegas Market....

Helix Sleep Partners With Rooms to Go

Helix Sleep, a Phoenix-based direct-to-consumer mattress brand, has launched a major retail expansion through a new partnership with Rooms To Go, the nation’s No....