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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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Retail Survey: Q2 Finishes Strong, Q3 Outlook ‘Highly Favorable’

Retail mattress sales were strong in June compared to their performance in June 2019, and retailers recorded substantial increases in written orders for the...

Mattress Firm Promises to Rid Country of “Junk Sleep”

New campaign features actor Liev Schreiber and Olympian Gabby Douglas Mattress Firm, a Houston-based specialty sleep chain, is using a new campaign to shed light...

“Take 5 With Dave” – ISPA Sees Early Buzz for 2022 EXPO

ISPA’s Kerri Bellias tells Dave Perry there is an early buzz for the next EXPO, set for March in Orlando, and explains why she...

Selling in the Social Space

Looking to up your digital game? Follow this deep dive into using social media to your advantage to build relationships with consumers As a mattress...

“Take 5 With Dave” – Inside Greensboro’s MattressGrove

MattressGrove President John Grove tells Dave Perry why family businesses like his have an advantage in the market these days, and talks about his...

“Take 5 With Dave” – Vicki Fishman on Cyberattacks and Barbecue

Editor at large Dave Perry talks to Vicki Fishman of Wright Global Graphics, who says no company is immune from cyberattacks and reflects on...

Precision Adds Pillows

Industry supplier Precision Textiles has added three more pillows to its SlumberShield sleep accessories brand. Approximate retail prices range from $69.95 to $99.95 for...

Casper Brand Now in Mattress Warehouse

Casper Sleep Inc. has added another established retailer to its growing wholesale channel. Beginning in July, Frederick, Maryland-based sleep shop chain Mattress Warehouse is...

Rize Creates Convenient Catalog

Sleep products producer Rize, a division of Mantua Manufacturing Co., based in Cleveland, Ohio, has published a new product catalog for retailers that makes...

BSC Study: Consumers More Willing to Shop, Buy in-Person in Q2

A new consumer study conducted by the Better Sleep Council reveals that consumers are showing signs of returning to some pre-pandemic attitudes and shopping...

Buying Behavior, Part 4: The Purchase Experience

Consumer preference for online mattress buying continues to rise, but brick-and-mortar stores remain important, a Better Sleep Council survey shows Consumer preference for purchasing mattresses...

Summertime

Not only is the livin’ easy, but it just became more entertaining with a new video series Ah, summer. My favorite season. Weird, right? But...

“Take 5 With Dave” – Kahl On What Retailers Want

Paul Kahl of AW Industries tells Dave Perry that retailers are looking for producers who can ship, and talks about Maryland crab cakes and...

Healthy Sleep Habits

Looking for lifestyle practices to improve your body and mind? Follow these tips to improve your sleep and kick-start your health Editor’s note: Savvy mattress...

Spring Air NE Licensee Opens New Plant

Spring Air International’s northeastern licensee U.S. Bedding/Spring Air Northeast moved to a new plant in Fall River, Massachusetts. Less than a mile from its...

Chinese Company Buying Logicdata

The maker of adjustable bed bases will operate as a separate company Zhejiang Jiecang Linear Motion Technology Co. Ltd., a publicly traded entity based in...

Industry Veteran Niles Cornelius Retires

Ending his career at Hickory Spring Manufacturing, he spent nearly 50 years in the bedding business Bedding industry veteran Niles Cornelius, who has held a...

Sleepland Is a Wide Awake Mattress Wonderland

Retailer Furnitureland South focuses on bedding in a dramatic new department that aims to excite a spirit of discovery in shoppers “The World’s Largest Furniture...

“Inside the Mind of Today’s Mattress Shopper” – BSC Chair Dishes on Shopping Experience

In a new video series on Better Sleep Council research, BSC Chair Brent Limer tells editor at large Dave Perry the mattress shopping experience...

“Take 5 With Dave” – Episode 2

In the second episode of the new video series "Take 5 With Dave," Sleep Savvy and BedTimes editor at large David Perry interviews Therapedic...

Memorial Day Mattress Sales Sizzle, Retail Survey Reveals

Memorial Day weekend mattress sales were up by a mean of 63% as the retail climate for bedding remains healthy, a new survey says. The...