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Successful, Values-Driven Partnership Spurs Expanded Americanstar Footprint at Mattress Firm Montana

(December 11, 2025) WACO, TX – Americanstar Mattress today announced an expansion of its longstanding partnership with Mattress Firm Montana, the state’s largest mattress...




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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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King Koil Expands Arizona Plant

Manufacturer King Koil has added 40,000 square feet to its plant at its headquarters in Avondale, Arizona. The company also has hired 20 additional...

New Pillow Complements Nature’s Rest

Licensing group Spring Air International added the Natural Talalay Pillow to its Nature’s Rest brand. The pillow comes roll-packed in an attractive box and...

BSC Survey: Covid-19 Resurgence Impacts Consumer Behavior

But shoppers are returning to brick-and-mortar stores and are interested in bedding products The Covid-19 resurgence fueled by the Delta variant has consumers reverting back...

Shifman Mattresses Throws in Pillows

Shifman Mattresses is hoping to help retailers punch up their sales with a new pillow program. “Our new luxury pillows are a natural extension of the...

Blu Sleep Adds Italian-Made Accessories

Blu Sleep, which manufactures sleep products made with foams poured in Italy, has further expanded into luxury sleep accessories with two sheet collections, two...

Bedline Offers New Slant on Storage

Bedline, a Madrid-based sleep products manufacturer, debuted sleek, platform storage beds at the Summer Las Vegas Market. Industry veteran Scott Frisch and his company...

“Inside the Mind of Today’s Mattress Shopper” – With the BSC’s Susan Mathes

Better Sleep Council vice chair Susan Mathes tells us why mattress shoppers continue to favor online shopping and looks at how consumers are sleeping...

“Take 5 With Dave” – Spring Air’s Amazing Year

Spring Air President Nick Bates tells us why his licensing group is having a strong year, reflects on lessons learned during the pandemic, and...

Journey of Discovery Awaits at Green Front Furniture

Revamped bedding department is a standout in a vast family-owned home furnishings complex in central Virginia Green Front Furniture serves notice to its prospective customers:...

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This month marks two profound anniversaries in my life — one rewarding, the other horrific This month marks a personal milestone for which I am...

“Take 5 With Dave” – More From Las Vegas Market

What should retailers do to boost their business these days? I found three answers to that question at the Las Vegas Market, as these...

“Take 5 With Dave” – Las Vegas Market Highlights

Here’s a rundown of more new mattresses, adjustable bases and sleep accessories that caught my eye at the Summer Las Vegas Market. Plus, a...

Golden Insights Into Mattress Prices

Going inside the minds of mattress shoppers reveals retailers are leaving money on the table in many transactions, according to a BSC survey We will...

Spring Air Offers Nature’s Choice

For consumers who like the idea of a latex mattress but don’t like the latex price, Spring Air International has created Nature’s Choice, which...

Corsicana Updates Collections

Manufacturer Corsicana, headquartered in Dallas, refreshed two collections and extended another for the Summer Las Vegas Market.  The company redesigned six hybrid mattresses under the...

Eclipse Launches New Line, Reintroduces Another

Eclipse International focused on two of its successful brands at the Summer Las Vegas Market in August. First, it launched the Hemingway Adventure Series...

Mood Unsettled at Lightly Attended Market

Exhibitors: Covid cancellations cut attendance and Covid concerns become an issue for fall business outlook Traffic was light, concerns about the pandemic are growing and...

“Take 5 With Dave” – Inside Terry Cralle’s Sleep Classroom

Terry Cralle tells us about conversations she often has with mattress shoppers at Green Front Furniture, where she emphasizes the importance of a great...

Shifman Hires Genshock

Shifman Mattresses has hired Diana Genshock as Southwest territory sales manager. She reports to Lisa Frey, national sales director. “Diana’s diverse professional background and strong...

Hollis Helps Harrison Spinks Enter U.S. Market

High-end U.K. bedding maker Harrison Spinks, headquartered in Leeds, England, has hired U.S. sales veteran Scott Hollis to represent the brand as it seeks...

BSC Research, Part 5: Is the Price Right?

How much are consumers willing to spend on a mattress? More than they currently are paying, research shows Consumers are spending significantly less for queen-size...