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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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Social media platforms serve all sorts of purposes, but in recent years a new function has become available for employers — social media background...

Shifman Partners with Non-profit to Provide Mattresses

Bedding manufacturer Shifman Mattresses has aligned with non-profit Bridges Outreach to provide beds and jobs to those transitioning out of homelessness in the New...

Broad River Retail Donates $10,000 to College Fund in Honor of Juneteenth

NEWS RELEASE FORT MILL, SC - In celebration of Juneteenth, Broad River Retail’s Anti Racism Council (The ARC) presented the United Negro College Fund (UNCF)...

Leslie Morris Appointed Vice President of Sales, Standard Fiber

Burlingame, California-based Standard Fiber has hired Leslie Morris as its new vice president of sales. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Morris will lead the company’s...

ISPA Forecast Sees Wholesale Dollar Growth in 2022, 2023

The total United States mattress market will enjoy dollar growth this year and next year, but will see a drop in units this year...

Retailers Win Therapedic’s Vegas Video Contest

Therapedic International will fly three mattress retailers — and a popular puppet — to Las Vegas to star in its video series “Inside Track...

Mlily USA Adds Warehouse to Accommodate Growth

Mlily USA, a mattress and pillow producer with headquarters in Knoxville, Tennessee, has increased its warehouse space in Arizona to meet its growing customer...

Diamond Mattress and Sit ‘n Sleep Launch CloudTech

Mattress producer Diamond Mattress and bedding retailer Sit ‘n Sleep have partnered for the chain to carry Cloudtech, a five-model mattress collection designed by...

“Take 5 With Dave”– A. Lava Sees More Online Growth

Adam Lava of A. Lava By Irvin says the expanding online bedding channel is becoming the norm for some shoppers https://youtu.be/ICxetg9pvcM Transcript Adam LavaLike. Oh, right. Are...

Brooklyn Bedding Partners with LGBTQ+ Group Home

Brooklyn Bedding is collaborating with Mulligan’s Manor, a non-profit group home that specializes in serving at-risk lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, questioning and ally youth....

ISPA Releases Results of June Mattress Optimism Index

The results of the June International Sleep Products Association Bedding Industry Optimism Index showed a negative outlook. The survey asked mattress producers if their businesses...

Bowles Mattress Expands West Baden Springs Hotel Mattress Series

Jeffersonville, Indiana-based Bowles Mattress Company has added two mattresses to its West Baden Springs Hotel Mattress Series. The new models, Sinclair and Ballard, bring...

Study Shows Sleep Number 360 Smart Bed Can Capture Sleep Data from Home

Sleep Number recently published a new study in the journal Sensors. The publication shows that SleepIQ technology, the operating system of the Sleep Number...

Corsicana Delivers “Value” Solutions for AVB/BrandSource

Corsicana Mattress Company has created a comprehensive program with BrandSource to support its value bedding segment by adding the company’s Sleep Inc. and American...

Broad River’s New Store Reveals Open Shopping Environment

Broad River Retail’s newest store look, unveiled in Southern Pines, North Carolina, emphasizes an open shopping environment, features video walls and is designed to...

Retail Mattress Sales Fall Again in April

Piper Sandler bedding retailer survey finds 22% drop in units but 16% gain in average unit price Retail mattress sales dropped by double digits in...

New BSC Survey: Shoppers Want to Upgrade to Better Sleep Accessories

And they are most likely to visit big discount retailers or e-commerce sites to make their purchases Sheets and pillows were the most commonly purchased...

Brooklyn Bedding Retail Stores to Carry Sister Brand Helix Sleep

Phoenix-based Brooklyn Bedding will now carry up to 13 mattresses by sister company Helix Sleep in its showrooms throughout Phoenix and Tucson. “We’re thrilled to...

“Take 5 With Dave” – SSI Aims to Boost Retail Analytics

Bedding veteran Owen Shoemaker says information is power for retailers and talks about his company’s mattress monitoring system. https://youtu.be/5I9CL822LV8 Transcript Dave PerryHey, it's Dave Perry welcome to...

Spring Air Holds First Manufacturing Summit for Domestic Licensees

Spring Air International recently gathered the senior leadership of its domestic licensees for its first manufacturing summit, allowing them to share best practices in...

Bedding Industries of America Earns Greenguard Gold Certification

Bedding Industries of America (BIA) has received Greenguard Gold certification for its Natural Dreams mattresses, which are crafted from 100% natural latex using a...