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Sleep Country USA acquires 14-store chain
Furniture Today Staff, November 18, 2011SEATTLE - Mattress retailer Sleep Country USA has acquired 14 Mattress Outlet stores in eastern Washington and western Idaho and will convert them to Sleep Country locations by the end of the year. More
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Interiors owner puts his name on mattress line
David Perry, November 18, 2011LANCASTER, Pa. - Can a design-oriented furniture store do a nice business with mattresses? More
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IMS acquires Mattress Unlimited
Furniture Today Staff, November 16, 2011WINFIELD, W.Va. - Bedding specialty retailer Innovative Mattress Solutions has added 16 stores with the purchase of Nashville, Tenn.-based Mattresses Unlimited. More
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Florida's Mattress Barn sold to Midwest retailers
David Perry, November 16, 2011ROME, Ga. - Advanced Sleep Concepts has announced the sale of its retail subsidiary, Mattress Barn, to Glenn Haneberg and Vito Favia, the principals of Back To Bed and The Bedding Experts, two Midwestern bedding chains. More
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Mattress Firm agrees to buy 54 stores from Mattress Giant
Larry Thomas, November 16, 2011HOUSTON - Specialty retailer Mattress Firm, which will soon complete an initial public stock offering, said it has signed an agreement to buy 54 stores in four states from fellow Top 100 retailer Mattress Giant. More
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First impressions matter at Pa. retailer Interiors
David Perry, October 29, 2011LANCASTER, Pa. - The journey to fine furniture (and mattresses) at Interiors here begins in the atrium at the front of this 70,000-square-foot store. More
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Innovative Mattress Solutions Adds Execs
Furniture Today Staff, October 12, 2011WINFIELD, W.Va. - Steve Kyger has been named executive vice president of sales and Karen Keck has been named chief marketing officer for Innovative Mattress Solutions, a 100-plus-store mattress retailer doing business as Mattress Warehouse and Sleep Outfitters in West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. More
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Friendly, Professional Salespeople a Winning Formula in Phoenix
David Perry, September 29, 2011PHOENIX - Looking for perfection in mattress retail salespeople? Head to this Southwestern city. More
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Sleep Train Acquires 3-Store Christian's Mattress Xpress
Clint Engel, September 29, 2011SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sleep Train has acquired three-store Christian's Mattress Xpress, expanding into the Fresno and Bakersfield, Calif., markets. More
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Levin to Roll Out Mattress Stores
Clint Engel, September 24, 2011SMITHTON, Pa. - Levin Furniture says it will open a chain of eight to 10 bedding stores in its Pittsburgh-area and Ohio markets, facing competition in a crowded specialty store arena but with the advantage of its name recognition and advertising firepower. More
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Art Van to Take PureSleep Retail Concept Nationwide
Clint Engel, September 24, 2011WARREN, Mich. - Art Van Furniture, which will soon open its fifth stand-alone PureSleep store in Ann Arbor, Mich., has big plans to expand the concept nationally through franchise and licensing agreements. More
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Ergo Offers High-End Shopping Experience
David Perry, September 23, 2011
LAS VEGAS - To sell better beds you've got to give customers a better shopping experience. More
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Spring Air Promotes Values, Trust
David Perry, September 16, 2011BOSTON - Top 15 bedding producer Spring Air has introduced a multimedia marketing program for retailers that promotes and reinforces its brand values, key product benefits and proprietary innovations. More
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Idaho sales associate wins Leggett & Platt's Sleep Geek contest
Furniture Today Staff, September 6, 2011CARTHAGE, Mo. — A retail sales associate in Idaho Falls, Idaho is the grand prize winner in Leggett & Platt's Sleep Geek contest. More
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Mattress Direct Connects With Its Customers, Peers
David Perry, August 25, 2011BATON ROUGE, La. - The soulful notes of Kermit Ruffins tap out a jazzy music jingle for Mattress Direct. This Gulf Coast mattress retailer is playing a growth tune. More
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Western Sleep Products Taps Muncaster as VP Sales
Furniture Today Staff, August 5, 2011VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Serta bedding licensee Western Sleep Products has promoted Brian Muncaster to vice president of sales. He succeeds Rob Vickers, who was named vice president of sales for Toronto-based Simmons Canada last month. More
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Three Things You Must Know to Meet her Bedding Needs
Furniture Today Staff, July 22, 2011AVENTURA, Fla. - Delia Passi helped attendees at Furniture/Today's recent Bedding Conference "Decode Her Playbook." The business consultant and expert at marketing to women said that women make 88% of all bedding purchases, and she called on the attendees to spend more time seeking to meet the needs of women. More
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Select Comfort Names COO, Tech Officer
Furniture Today Staff, July 9, 2011MINNEAPOLIS - Airbed manufacturer and retailer Select Comfort said it has adopted a new management structure designed to better support the company's growth strategies. More
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Kingsdown's New System Matches Sleepers to Beds
David Perry, May 27, 2011MEBANE, N.C. - Kingsdown's newest computer diagnostic system is helping retailers match the right beds to their customers' needs. More
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Kingsdown's Sleep to Live program ends at Mattress Firm
Furniture Today Staff, March 29, 2011HOUSTON — Kingsdown's Sleep to Live diagnostic selling program at retailer Mattress Firm has ended, the companies announced. More
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