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AARP Survey Finds Comfort Comes First for 50-Plus Mattress Buyers

A newly published AARP survey finds comfort and firmness among the leading priorities for mattress buyers ages 50 and older, while uncertainty and too many choices complicate the shopping process.




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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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Mattress Retailer Penalized $68,916 for Recycling Violations

NEWS RELEASE SACRAMENTO – Los Angeles retailer 101 Design Furniture and Mattress faces $68,916 in penalties after failing to collect and submit consumer mattress recycling...

Malouf Names Joel Dewberry as Vice President of Marketing

Malouf has appointed Joel Dewberry as vice president of marketing. Through this newly created role, the company will continue to support retailers by developing...

Continuing to Rize

The Rize merger with Glideaway benefits both sides of the bedding aisle. Rize, formerly known as Mantua, and Glideaway, strategically announced their merger the week before...

Lull Partners with Pottery Barn

Santa Barbara, California-based mattress company Lull Ventures LLC has teamed up with Pottery Barn and Pottery Barn Kids to sell Lull products in all...

“Take 5 With Dave” – Rize – Sleep Accessories Complete the Sale

Rick Sterzer explains how his company’s Sleep Essentials help retailers cross the goal line. https://youtu.be/8DPNdlj4Fd0 Transcript Dave PerryNow. Do we need some quiet in the showroom? Rick SterzerWe...

Tempur Sealy Invests in Sleep Technology Company

Tempur Sealy International Inc. made a $20 million investment in Bryte Inc., makers of AI-powered restorative sleep technology. Additionally, the two companies intend to...

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...

Ante4autism Continues its Winning Streak

The 14th annual Ante4autism poker tournament held July 23 at the South Point Hotel and Casino during the Summer Las Vegas Market raised $140,212....

Bedgear Augments Sales Team, Promotes Several Sleep Coaches

NEWS RELEASE FARMINGDALE, N.Y., August 4, 2022 – Sleep products maker Bedgear has hired two new strategic sales leaders, elevated the head of human capital...

Gold Bond Adds New Low-Profile Version of Its Two-Sided Venice Mattress Models

NEWS RELEASE HARTFORD, Conn. – Independent bedding manufacturer, Gold Bond, added a new two-sided, low-profile Venice SKU to its collection of innerspring mattress sets...

Mattress Sales Down in Second Quarter

Total unit shipments of mattresses and foundations from U.S. producers and imports dropped 13.3% in the second quarter of 2022, compared with the second...

Outward Inc. Unveils New, Innovative Features of Aperture Platform

Outward Inc., an independent Williams-Sonoma Inc. company involved in visual technology solutions for the home furnishings industry, unveiled new and enhanced features for its...

GNG Group Completes Work on Mattress Manufacturing Facility

An eight-month project to create a new 40,000-square-foot factory and warehouse in West Yorkshire, England, is now fully operationally, enabling the mattress division of...

Kids These Days

Teens can open our eyes to the value of diversity, equity and inclusion I have two teenagers (well, one teen and one young adult) in...

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...

2022 Summer Las Vegas Market Wrap-Up

Managing Editor, Waynette Goodson shares her finds from the 2022 Summer Las Vegas Market. We're talking luxury, value, wellness and technology. Tune in to...

“Take 5 With Dave” – How Purple is ‘Reinventing Sleep’

Join Dave as he talks with Tres White about what’s working for Purple and shares the story of how Purple got its name. https://youtu.be/j2Q8SI3b49w Transcript Dave PerryI...

Spring Air Extends South Korean Licensing Agreement

Woburn, Massachusetts-based Spring Air International will continue its licensing agreement with South Korean bedding manufacturer BMB Co., Ltd, until 2030, granting the licensee the...

Gold Bond’s Natural Support 2.0 Line Caters to Youth

Hartford, Connecticut-based Gold Bond bedding manufacturer designed its Natural Support 2.0 collection of juvenile mattresses for today’s active youth, using the same materials found...

Englander and Mexico Producer/Retailer Extend License

Englander has lengthened its licensing agreement with Don Colchon after five years of introducing and selling the U.S. brand throughout Mexico. The partners have...