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Serta Simmons Bedding, a global sleep company based in Doraville, Georgia, will join the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with a float traveling through...




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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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Fluffing Up Pillow Sales

By investing time and energy into merchandising and properly selling this critical part of a sleep products system, you can bolster your bottom line...

More Than a Mattress

Want to express your appreciation to shoppers? Thoughtful leave-behind gifts will make a lasting impression with your customers “You get a car! And you get...

Exhausted? You’re Not Alone

Annual survey analyzes how well — or poorly — the world is sleeping and what, if anything, adults are doing about it Here’s a universal...

Men and Women Search for Jobs Differently

How do women and men differ when looking for jobs? LinkedIn, a business and employment-oriented website with headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, released its Gender...

U.S. Mattress Sales Drop in 4th Quarter

U.S. mattress sales slid in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared with the same three-month period in 2017, according to Bedding Market Quarterly, a...

Oh, My Aching Back

Retail sales associates should try these tips to ease the aches and pains that come with working on your feet While we know sitting all...

Poppin’ Success

California retailer experiments with a temporary retail space and finds long-term opportunities This issue’s cover story, “Why Pop-up Shops Keep Popping Up" by Julie A....

How to Grow Your Sales of Juvenile Bedding

Start by explaining to shoppers that a kid’s room is no place for an old mattress Hand-me-down jeans and T-shirts are fine for most kids...

Commercial Volume Pickup Launches

MRC increases California retailers’ access to no-cost recycling with program providing containers, transportation and recycling of discarded mattresses This month, California retailers can begin requesting...

How to Make a Pop-Up Shop Work For Your Store

Are you looking for creative yet simple ways to broaden your brand and introduce new products? Expand your reach with a pop-up store Wayfair did...

Buying In-Person

A recent experience buying a new car exemplifies the value of excellent customer service Well, I finally did it. After months of research and discussion, I...

Why Selling Sleep Matters

By understanding the vital role restorative rest plays in health, sales associates can help customers make the best choice for their specific needs We are...

How to Show Customers You Care

Do your shoppers know you appreciate them? Sleep Savvy shares 7 ways to show the people who keep you in business how much you...

Try Hypnosis to Fall Asleep

Is hypnosis all in your head? This age-old technique often is shrouded in mystery. What is it, how does it work and can it help...

Media Buying 2.0: How Stores Can Find the Right Advertising Mix

Follow this step-by-step guide and make the most of your precious advertising dollars. (Spoiler alert: It’s all about audience) You are confident in your merchandising...

Mature Employees Wanted

In a tight job market, consider hiring workers at or past retirement age. You’ll be surprised by the strengths they bring Are you looking for...

What Keeps Teenagers Up at Night?

It's not Instagram. According to the Better Sleep Council, it's homework, which impedes their sleep and tanks their school performance According to research from the...

NRF Forecasts Strong Retail Growth in 2019

Expected gains of 4.4% following a strong 4.6% increase posted in 2018 Retail sales in 2019 will increase between 3.8% and 4.4% to more than...

Retail Road Trip: Mattress Direct, Where Sleep Education, Retail Professionalism Converge

Photography by Brian Baiamonte This Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based sleep shop chain thrives because of owners Lee Burns and Ty Hingle’s commitment to the value of...

Puppy Love

New research suggests women may sleep better with dogs in the bed rather than with human partners A dog may be a man’s best friend,...

Diving Into the Hot Hues for 2019

Living Coral Named Pantone’s Color of the Year Do you have a corner of your store that could use perking up? Need a color...