Bedding Specialty Shops
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Joanne’s Bed and Back files Chapter 11, agrees to sell stores
David 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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ISPA elects Simmons’ Eitel chairman
By Furniture Today Staff, March 17, 2008ALEXANDRIA, Va. Charlie Eitel of Simmons was elected this week to a one-year term as chairman of the International Sleep Products Assn. board of trustees. More
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Need to buy a bed at 3 a.m.? No problem
David Perry, March 6, 2008NEW YORK For the City That Never Sleeps, now there are sleep shops that never sleep. More
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Mattress Firm to offer credit card program
By Furniture Today Staff, March 3, 2008HOUSTON Bedding retailer Mattress Firm said Monday it has signed a multi-year agreement for a credit card program to be issued through GE Money’s Sales Finance unit. More
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Read named president, treasurer of Specialty Sleep Assn.
By Furniture Today Staff, February 20, 2008FRIANT, Calif. Dale Read, editor-in-chief and publisher of Bedroom Magazine, is the new president and treasurer of the Specialty Sleep Assn. More
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Spaldin debuts foam mattress that consumers can customize
By David Perry, January 28, 2008LAS VEGAS Spaldin Sleep Systems, a Spanish specialty sleep producer, is making its debut here with an unusual foam mattress that lets sleepers customize their comfort. Spaldin's Vitario bed is a totally innovative and unique concept that will change the sleeping culture, said Larry Craver, director of North American sales for the company. More
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Tempur-Pedic’s earnings jump 31% in fourth quarter
Larry Thomas, January 25, 2008By LEXINGTON, Ky. — Specialty bedding producer Tempur-Pedic said fourth-quarter sales rose 13% and earnings shot up 31% as the company continued to expand its presence on U.S. retail floors. More
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Select Comfort stock plunges after earnings forecast cut
By Furniture Today Staff, December 14, 2007MINNEAPOLIS Airbed manufacturer and retailer Select Comfort’s stock tumbled 34.2% in Nasdaq trading Thursday to close at $6.63, its lowest price in over four years. Investors apparently dumped shares after the company reported that it More
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Select Comfort goes outside industry for chief marketing officer
By Furniture Today Staff, November 2, 2007MINNEAPOLIS Specialty bedding resource Select Comfort has appointed veteran advertising and marketing executive Catherine Bur-Hall senior vice president and chief marketing officer. More
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Thurmo will debut Jacuzzi mattresses; president named
By David Perry, September 14, 2007Thurmo-Medical Sleep Systems will show its new Jacuzzi memory foam mattress line at the upcoming market here, and also will introduce a new president. Frank Stevens, a High Point businessman, has been named president of Thurmo-Medical Sleep Systems, formerly known as Thurmo-Pudic USA. More
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Tempur-Pedic sales climb 17.7% in quarter
Larry Thomas, July 23, 2007LEXINGTON, Ky. Specialty bedding producer Tempur-Pedic reported double-digit sales and earnings increases in the second quarter as the company said it continued to add market share and retail floor space. More
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Smalling to head Simmons specialty unit
By David Perry, July 23, 2007ATLANTA -- As Simmons seeks to gain market share in the growing specialty sleep arena, it is turning to a specialty sleep veteran who is known as a passionate advocate for the category. Scott Smalling, CEO of Comfor-Pedic, will soon be expanding his horizons in specialty sleep, one of the bright stars in the bedding industry. More
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Tempur-Pedic marketing drive links sleep, wellness
By Furniture Today Staff, June 1, 2007Visco-elastic bedding leader Tempur-Pedic has unveiled a marketing program that features new television advertising designed to broaden the company's consumer reach. The new campaign, based on extensive consumer and industry research, is centered on the connection between sleep and wellness. More
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Mega Group will distribute Kaymed visco line
Michael J. Knell, October 27, 2006MONTREAL -- Mega Group has become the exclusive distributor of Ireland's Kaymed visco-elastic sleep products to its network of 450 independent retailers across Canada. More
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Park Place's Sleep Therapy line touts wellness
David Perry, September 21, 2006GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Park Place, a family-owned company that built its reputation as a traditional bedding producer, continues to push the wellness envelope with its Sleep Therapy line. More
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Tempur-Pedic spotlights pillows
David Perry, September 21, 2006LEXINGTON, Ky. Tempur-Pedic, which has made visco-elastic mattresses a hot commodity on retail floors, is now turning up the marketing heat on its visco pillows. More
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Creativity pays off for bedding producers
David Perry, August 3, 2006LAS VEGAS — Bedding producers pulled a little bit of everything out of their bag of marketing tricks here, aiming to help bedding retailers regain the magic on their sales floors this fall. More
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Sealy tointroduce Posturepedic airbeds
David Perry, July 25, 2006AT THE MARKET -- A new breeze will soon be blowing through the airbed category, as industry sales leader Sealy confirmed here that it will introduce Posturepedic airbeds in select test markets this month. More
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Leaders weigh in on why segment is growing so fast
David Perry, July 19, 2006HIGH POINT -- Why is specialty sleep growing faster than conventional innerspring bedding? More
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Specialty sleep riding a growth wave
David Perry, July 19, 2006HIGH POINT -- Specialty sleep producers say they are riding a strong growth wave that shows no signs of losing strength in the near term. More
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