Bedding Retailers
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Mattress Firm opens 500th storeBy Furniture Today Staff, June 24, 2008HOUSTON — Mattress Firm opened its 500th store Monday in San Antonio, the 30th store for the bedding specialty retailer in that market. More
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Spring Air entering India bedding marketBy Furniture Today Staff, June 20, 2008TAMPA, Fla. Spring Air says it is entering the India bedding market through a licensee and expects to have three plants there producing 500 pieces a day, with 30 branded Spring Air stores in the country by 2010. More
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Many people sleep at work, says 1800mattress.comBy Furniture Today Staff, June 19, 2008NEW YORK ¯ If the guy working next to you is a little quiet, there may be a reason 38% of employees say they have fallen asleep on the job, according to a survey done by multi-channel retailer 1800mattress.com. More
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Simmons recalling 20,000 crib mattressesBy Furniture Today Staff, June 6, 2008ATLANTA Simmons is voluntarily recalling about 20,000 crib mattresses, some of which are too small and can create a gap that babies can get stuck in. More
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Sealy expands latex offerings with new lineDavid Perry, June 3, 2008ARCHDALE, N.C. Sealy is expanding its commitment to latex bedding with a new Posturepedic line that will be retailing exclusively at Macy’s for the next several months. More
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Midtown Furniture named ‘world’s largest Lane gallery’By Furniture Today Staff, May 21, 2008MADISON, N.C. Midtown Furniture Superstore and Mattress Center here has been dubbed the world’s largest Lane furniture gallery, by the supplier, the retailer said. More
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Counting Sheep in new Serta adsDavid Perry, May 19, 2008HOFFMAN 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. More
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Firm creates "online sales sanctuary" for beddingDavid Perry, May 19, 2008LONDON, Ontario The mattress industry now has its first online sales sanctuary, according to the Web site’s creator. More
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Charleston panel releases report on Sofa Super Store blazeBy Furniture Today Staff, May 16, 2008CHARLESTON, 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. More
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Mattress Retailing 101 -- Veteran salesman finds success with his earsDavid Perry, Bedding Editor, May 4, 2008Patrick 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
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Bedsprings prices rising sharplyDavid Perry, May 2, 2008HIGH POINT — Bedding producers, struggling to break out of an industrywide sales slump, have gotten some unwelcome news from their spring suppliers: Prices are going up dramatically. More
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Foamex expands offerings to bedding industryDavid Perry, April 28, 2008LINWOOD, 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. More
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Select Comfort’s sales tumble 22.3% in first quarterBy Furniture Today Staff, April 24, 2008MINNEAPOLIS – Bedding manufacturer and retailer Select Comfort reported a net loss of $7.1 million in the first quarter as sales tumbled 22.3%. More
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America's Mattress unveils new store conceptBy David Perry, April 17, 2008The America's Mattress program unveiled its new "customer experience" store here, a 3,000-square-foot sleep shop with all the comforts of home. Designed to appeal to all five senses, the concept store aims to stir an emotional response in consumers who visit it. Design touches range from an artificial fireplace to home-like vignettes to help consumers relax and experienc... More
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Mattress Retailing 101 -- A good mattress helps you do what?David Perry, April 17, 2008It is the magic question, a single, simple question that helps consumers unlock the secret to a happier, more fulfilled life. And, best of all, the consumers supply the answers to that question themselves. All they need is a little prompting. More
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Furniture/Today to salute Retail Giants of BeddingBy Furniture Today Staff, April 17, 2008HIGH POINT — Two furniture stores, a bedding specialty retailer and a factory-direct operator have been named Retail Giants of Bedding by Furniture/Today and will be honored at the newspaper’s Bedding Conference next month. More
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Serta offers tools to help retailers growBy David Perry, April 17, 2008Serta officials and members of their America's Mattress team rolled out a series of presentations at a retailer meeting here, outlining the support they offer to their dealers in the Serta-exclusive sleep shop network. Officials said they have the right national advertising, retail advertising, store displays, products, sales education and service — the key element... More
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Specialty Sleep Assn. takes permanent Las Vegas spaceBy Furniture Today Staff, April 17, 2008LAS VEGAS — The Specialty Sleep Assn. will open a permanent 15,000-square-foot showroom in World Market Center’s Building C this summer, the association announced. The SSA had been exhibiting in temporary space at the Las Vegas Market. More
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Canadian manufacturer moving to North CarolinaBy Furniture Today Staff, April 15, 2008GRAHAM, N.C. A Canadian company is moving its operations to North Carolina because of the Canadian currency’s rising exchange rate against the U.S. dollar, the Burlington, N.C., Times-News reported on its Web site, www.thetimesnews.com. More
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Joanne’s Bed and Back files Chapter 11, agrees to sell storesDavid Perry, April 10, 2008BELTSVILLE, Md. JoAnne’s Bed and Back Stores said it has agreed to sell substantially all of its assets to The Healthy Back Store, subject to better offers. More
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