Specialty Shops

  • Mattress Firm opens 500th store

    HOUSTON — Mattress Firm opened its 500th store Monday in San Antonio, the 30th store for the bedding specialty retailer in that market....
  • Tempur-Pedic survey: Americans short on sleep

    LEXINGTON, Ky. — Most Americans recognize the health benefits of a good night’s sleep, but many say they are sleeping well just three nights a week. That lack of good sleep causes crankiness, stress, weight gain and sluggishness — and even takes a toll on their looks, consumers say....
  • Counting Sheep in new Serta ads

    HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Bedding major Serta is debuting two new television spots this Memorial Day selling season, featuring a new speaking role for Counting Sheep No. 1....
  • Healthy Back to keep eight JoAnne’s stores open

    LORTON, Va. — Healthy Back has acquired the assets of JoAnne’s Bed & Back out of bankruptcy and plans to keep half of the 16 stores operating....
  • Charleston panel releases report on Sofa Super Store blaze

    CHARLESTON, S.C. — Inadequate training, outdated tactics and aging equipment contributed to the deaths of nine firefighters in the Sofa Super Store blaze here last year, according to a long-awaited report by a city-appointed panel of firefighting experts....
  • Futon, specialty sleep group leases Vegas space

    LAS VEGAS — The Futon and Specialty Sleep Trade has signed a long-term lease for permanent space at the World Market Center here....
  • Foamex expands offerings to bedding industry

    LINWOOD, Pa. – Foam major Foamex has expanded its offerings to the bedding industry, introducing a number of new green products fashioned from memory foam and latex foam....
  • Select Comfort’s sales tumble 22.3% in first quarter

    MINNEAPOLIS – Bedding manufacturer and retailer Select Comfort reported a net loss of $7.1 million in the first quarter as sales tumbled 22.3%....
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