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Welcome, Cyber Readers. I'm David Perry, executive editor of Furniture/Today. For the past three years I've been sharing my observations on our wonderful and sometimes wacky home furnishings industry in this Web-exclusive column.

Now, with this blog format, you can join the dialogue in a new way. Let me know what you think about what I think, and I'll reciprocate.

Title: Executive Editor

Email: dperry@reedbusiness.com

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A shocking proposal: Longer warranties

Here’s a novel thought: Let’s lengthen mattress warranties. Yes, you heard me correctly. Why should we stop at 20-year and 30-year warranties when we can offer lifetime warranties? And why should we stop at lifetime warranties when we can offer legacy warranties that can be handed down from father to son and from mother to daughter? I mean, we stand behind our products... More

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Fendrich ignores Simmons’ struggles

Simmons President Steve Fendrich missed the mark with his recent comments about the  financial performance of his struggling company.   Simmons released results for its quarter and year ending Dec. 27, and the figures were not pretty. Net sales for the quarter dropped 23.8%, while the company had a net loss of a whopping $487.4 million. For the year, net sales were off by 8.7%... More

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Fendrich ignores Simmons’ struggles

Simmons President Steve Fendrich missed the mark with his recent comments about the  financial performance of his struggling company. Simmons released results for its quarter and year ending Dec. 27, and the figures were not pretty. Net sales for the quarter dropped 23.8%, while the company had a net loss of a whopping $487.4 million. For the year, net sales were off by 8.7% and the... More

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Tempur-Pedic takes knocks for patent lawsuit

Memory foam leader Tempur-Pedic sent shock waves through the bedding industry last week when it filed a patent infringement suit against 17 companies, including the industry’s three largest producers: Sealy, Simmons and Serta. Tempur-Pedic said it believes those companies are violating a patent that it says protects the proprietary design and construction of Tempur-Pedic mattresses.... More

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Story on $1M mattress loss an Internet hit

This just might be the most popular mattress story to ever hit the consumer press. You can find the story here. A brief recap: A woman in Tel Aviv buys a new mattress for her elderly mother as a surprise gift. She hauls out the decades-old mattress and installs the new one in its place. The next day her mother gives her the bad news: She had been using that old mattress as a bank. It was... More
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