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Co-Sleeping Pros and Cons

Couples, kids, pets — is your bed too crowded? Consider these benefits and drawbacks of piling onto the same mattress Editor’s note: Savvy mattress retailers...

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...