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Sustainable Luxury Mattresses: How Williams Co. is Redefining Sleep

This Shop Talk episode highlights Williams Co., a mattress company prioritizing both luxury and sustainability. Their mattresses are made with natural fibers and utilize...




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Rize Home Ascends

Bed frame competitors Rize and Glideaway join forces in new entity to boost customer...

Helix Sleep Debuts New Luxury Collection, Helix Elite

New York-based Helix Sleep has launched its new luxury collection, Helix Elite. The line...

International Chiropractors Association Endorses Mlily Mattresses

Mlily received the International Chiropractors Association’s endorsement, and the ICA seal will soon appear...

Pleasant Offers Budget Spring Air Models

Producer Pleasant Mattress, which holds the license to sell Spring Air in California and Arizona, launched its own value-priced Spring Air program. In a...

Hopeful in High Point

Steady traffic, design tweaks, new collaborations and calming sleep were some of the highlights of this traditionally quiet bedding market In some ways, the High...

Lights! Camera! Action! Dave Perry!

Take 5 With Dave video series launches June 21  Sleep Savvy magazine and its sister publication BedTimes magazine will launch a weekly video series, Take...

Logicdata Previews SilverSlim Prototype

Adjustable base maker Logicdata gathered retailer feedback at the April Las Vegas Market on a new base prototype, SilverSlim.  The base has a sleek, low-profile...

Customatic Adjustable Launched

Customatic Technologies unveiled the DreamFlex adjustable base, targeting premium price points, at the Las Vegas Market in April. The base is packed with features...

TSI Sees Sales Jump, Delays Line Launch and Makes Acquisition

On May 27, Tempur Sealy International Inc. provided an update on its expected second-quarter sales. The Lexington, Kentucky-based company reported sales had accelerated and...

Americanstar U.S. Adds Retailer, Launches Lines

Houston-based Americanstar U.S., part of Vietnam’s Americanstar Group, has inked a distribution deal with Mattress Firm Montana and launched new collections.  The Mattress Firm licensee...

Therapedic Adds 2 Licensees

Therapedic International, based in Princeton, New Jersey, has added two domestic companies to its growing group of more than 50 licensees on six continents....

How to Win the Hiring War

Follow these recommendations to enhance your workplace reputation and compete for top talent against bigger brands  There was a time when Apple was known only...

Southerland’s “Cool” Introductions

At the Las Vegas Market in April, producer Southerland, based in Nashville, Tennessee, highlighted the importance of better sleep with the Signature and ThermoBalance...

Retail Survey: Consumers More Interested in Better Sleep

Latest Piper Sandler report also shows shift to higher bedding prices Foam shortages are likely to continue. Mattress advertising dollars are up. Consumers are more...

BSC’s State of America’s Sleep Survey Finds a Nation Sharply Divided on Sleep Quality

The Covid-19 pandemic played havoc with the quality of sleep for many Americans, significantly increasing the number of poor sleepers and inflicting mental, physical...

Intellibed Broadens Its Audience With Gelee

Salt Lake City-based manufacturer Intellibed created a more affordable version of its luxury mattress collection, which it launched at the Las Vegas Market in...

Diamond Mattress Delivers on New Products

Diamond Mattress introduced two mattress collections and a pillow program at the Las Vegas Market April 11-15. The Rancho Dominguez, California-based manufacturer reached into...

Protect Your Company From Cyberattacks, Please!

By Greg Wright | Photography by Chris English/Tigermoth Creative In the midst of the pandemic and a busy holiday season, Wright Global Graphics faced something...

BSC Study Confirms a Divided Nation

Possibly a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, consumers favor softer mattresses, especially among young shoppers, according to a Better Sleep Council survey The country is...

The Sleep Issue

For Better Sleep Month, we have assembled lively articles to help you sell more and better bedding In this issue, we celebrate the importance of...

E-Commerce in the Age of Covid-19

How are bedding retailers weathering the coronavirus pandemic? Better than expected, especially for those who are sharpening their cyberskills Spring often is seen as the...

Assessing the Covid-19 Marketplace

As consumers focus on their sleep, retailers have an opportunity to boost sales of king-size mattresses and sleep accessories The bedding industry has experienced a...

Covid-19 and Commerce

The pandemic has accelerated shifts in the marketplace, particularly how we buy and sell At the risk of overstating the obvious, during the past 13...

The Search for the Perfect Pillow

Regardless of your customers’ needs, suppliers offer pillows for every preference. The key is knowing what options are available and how to merchandise them. Other...