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Furniture Today Bedding Conference set June 6-8 in Aventura, Fla.

Note to industry leaders: Furniture/Today's seventh-annual Bedding Conference is set for June 6-8, 2012 at the Turnberry Isle Resort in Aventura, Fla.Yes, that's the same venue that we enjoyed at the Bedding Conference this year, where we welcomed more than 300 leading bedding producers, retailers and suppliers.I want to get this word out now because I know that industry calendars fill up quickly... More

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Excitement in gel bed arena among High Point highlights

Things I learned at the recent High Point Market:1. Gel beds are bedding's next big thing, but there will be twists and turns in the category. The gel bandwagon picked up steam in High Point, with Therapedic, Restonic, Paramount, Jamison and South Bay showing new gel beds, joining a field that already includes Serta, Simmons, Symbol, Gold Bond, Classic Brands and Natura.Gel beds are generally posi... More

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High Point highlights include gel, latex, innerspring lines

Gel. Toppers. And even gel toppers. A Top 15 bedding producer returns to High Point. A longtime independent rebrands itself and rolls out new lines, one of which features gel.That's my quick summary of some of the key story lines we will see at the fall High Point Market this week. Bedding will be as plentiful in High Point showrooms as the candy corn in those tempting bowls at the front of the sp... More

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Big Three producers make moves in battle for memory foam share

The specialty sleep battle is getting more interesting. The leader (finally) has some serious competition. And one of the big boys is getting more serious about the category, while another major pushes ahead. The specialty sleep leader is, of course, Tempur-Pedic, which has posted sizzling sales gains this year. The memory foam powerhouse continues to advertise aggressively, boosting the strong br... More

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Another worthy cause: Fighting pancreatic cancer

Introducing the Seventh Cause That Matters: The Seena Magowitz Foundation.Honoring Seena Magowitz, who succumbed to pancreatic cancer in 2001, the foundation has raised millions of dollars for pancreatic cancer research. It has galvanized and unified the mattress industry, which comes together every December in Phoenix to share two days of fellowship and golf for the cause of fighting pancreatic c... More