Spring Air to close 2 plants, move HQ to Tampa David Perry -- Furniture Today, 05/05/2008
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. — Bedding major Spring Air announced today that it is closing its manufacturing plants in Phoenix and St. Louis and will relocate its corporate headquarters from this Chicago suburb to Tampa, Fla.... MORE.
Mattress Retailing 101: Veteran salesman finds success with his ears David Perry -- Furniture Today, 05/05/2008
Patrick Schweitzer, the manager of the newest 1800mattress.com store in New York, is a veteran mattress salesman who finds success with his ears. "The biggest key to mattress sales is listening to the customer," he said. "The more you know how they feel, the better you can help them. I am a good listener. MORE.
Tempur-Pedic defends self David Perry -- Furniture Today, 05/05/2008
Lexington, Ky.— Decrying "unfair competition" in the memory foam category, Tempur-Pedic's president has written a strongly worded letter to dealers defending Tempur-Pedic's products and their track record in the marketplace. "We can not sit idle at this time," said Rick Anderson, president of Tempur-Pedic North America.. MORE.
* Attention, retailers. Tell us what you are doing to boost sales in this challenging year. What's working? What isn't?
-- David Perry, Executive Editor dperry@reedbusiness.com