Exclusive Research: Furniture Today's 2011 Bedding Distribution Channel Report

Furniture stores lose ground, other channels hold steady

Dana French -- Furniture Today, October 4, 2011

Bedding Distribution ReportBedding specialty stores remain on the ascent, while furniture stores have lost a little ground in the battle for bedding market share.

And the other channels of distribution - including department stores and warehouse clubs, among others - are holding steady.

Those are the highlights of Furniture/Today's latest examination of bedding distribution channels, a project the newspaper undertakes every two years. The new report documents where the channels stood at the end of last year.

Furniture/Today's exclusive 2011 Bedding Distribution Report reveals 2010 bedding market share through seven distribution channels. Figures are based on 2010 retail sales of conventional mattresses and boxsprings, as well as foam bedding, futons, airbeds, adjustable beds and waterbeds.

For the complete article, see the 26 Sept. print issue of Furniture Today, or click here for the exclusive online version.