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Make Dorm-Room Bedding Easier to Buy

Back-to-campus shoppers may need a complete sleep setup quickly, giving retailers a chance to simplify choices around fit, comfort, protection, and timing.




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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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I Wish I Had Thought of That!

Sleep Savvy offers a retrospective of previous Retail Road Trips, highlighting best practices and brilliant ideas — and providing inspiration for the new year It’s no surprise...
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Changing Directions in Bedding

What’s in store for the coming year? Sleep products industry leaders discuss their expectations, concerns and strategies for the swiftly moving retail landscape 2018 was...
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Tips & Selling Strategies

New Year’s Resolutions for RSAs

Pick a goal to reach and make this your best year ever in mattress sales This year, we want every mattress retail sales associate to...
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Consumer Corner

How to Be a Morning Person

There’s no better way to start the day than to wake up early and full of energy. These 6 steps will make you bright-eyed...
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Tips & Selling Strategies

E-Commerce: Improve Your Product Pages

Start with better imagery and complete item descriptions, then go from there When it comes to online sales, think of your product pages as virtual...
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Tips & Selling Strategies

Fill Those Online Shopping Carts to the Rim

Add-on sales make e-commerce more profitable Getting customers to click “Buy now” on your e-commerce site is great — and it’s even better if their...
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Features

Online vs. In-Store

New consumer research by the BSC reveals reasoning behind different shopping paths In September, The Better Sleep Council, the Consumer-education arm of the International Sleep...
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Retail Road Trip

Serenity Abounds at Tucked in Organics

Emily Aborn, founder of this all-natural sleep shop in Amherst, New Hampshire, offers luxury bedding in a friendly, relaxed environment Tucked in Organics is among...
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MRC Launches “Retailer Take-Back” Program

Autumn campaign encourages consumers in California to ask retailers to take back used mattresses The Mattress Recycling Council has launched the 2018 “Retailer Take-Back” campaign,...
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Giving Thanks

6 ways to show your customers how much you value them Without customers, you have no business. It’s as simple as that. Given this fact,...
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An Attitude of Gratitude

10 quotes to inspire a practice of thankfulness With Thanksgiving near, now is a perfect time to take stock of your life and be grateful...
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Features

A Good Read

BY MARY BEST A recent article in National Geographic sheds light on the science — and mysteries — of sleep. “Nearly every night of our lives,...
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Consumer Corner

Vitamin Green

Spending time in the great outdoors not only affords you the opportunity to stretch your legs, but it also helps with a good night’s...
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Consumer Corner

Electronics Made Me Do It

National poll reveals 43% of parents say their teen has trouble sleeping; social media and cellphones cited as top reasons It’s no secret that many...
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Warning Signs of a Terrible Applicant

Employers share the most outrageous resume mistakes, lies and instant deal breakers in new survey Employers are feeling the heat of the tight labor market...
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Mattress Recycling Council and Bye Bye Mattress Launch ‘Retailer Take-Back’ Campaign

Mattress Recycling Council News Release Campaign encourages consumers to ask retailers to take back used mattresses when purchasing new mattresses or box springs SACRAMENTO, Calif. –...
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Tips & Selling Strategies

7 Stores That Foretell the Future of Retail

From stores that constantly reinvent themselves to retailers that use facial recognition software, these are bold companies The future of retail includes ice cream sprinkles...
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Investing in a new way to pay

Consumers like the convenience and safety of using mobile wallets — and they have benefits for retailers, too After you’ve sold a customer on a...
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Tips & Selling Strategies

The Selling Paradox

BY GERRY MORRIS Do you want to increase your mattress sales? Sales strategist Jill Konrath offers 7 seemingly contradictory ways to go about it Sometime back,...
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Forecast: Holiday Shopping Season Will Be Jolly

NRF Predicts Retail Sales Will Rise 4.3% or More in November and December Holiday sales this year are expected to increase between 4.3% and 4.8%...
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