Bedding
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Mark Dentale to head U.S. sales for Caber Sure Fit
David Perry, May 15, 2012
MARKHAM, Ontario — Caber Sure Fit, a furniture and bedding protection products supplier based here, has named Mark Dentale vice president of U.S. sales as the company prepares to expand its operations south of the border. More
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Specialty sleep major force on furniture store floors
David Perry, May 15, 2012
Specialty sleep plays a major role on furniture stores' sales floors, according to a Furniture/Today survey of furniture stores. More
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Customatic, Mantua, Matt Firm support foundation
David Perry, May 15, 2012PHOENIX - Customatic Adjustable Bedz and Mantua Mfg. are partnering with Mattress Firm to support the Seena Magowitz Foundation. More
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Customatic beds aimed at younger consumers
David Perry, May 15, 2012
NATICK, Mass. - Customatic Adjustable Bedz is aiming to change the adjustable bed category by developing new beds that will attract the attention of younger consumers. More
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Connecticut doesn't pass mattress recycling bill
David Perry, May 11, 2012ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Connecticut General Assembly adjourned for the year this week without passing used mattress recycling legislation, giving the bedding industry an unexpected victory. More
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Sealy to make Hotel Maison mattresses for Sleepy's
Furniture Today Staff, May 10, 2012ARCHDALE, N.C. — Bedding major Sealy says it is partnering with home furnishings brand Hotel Maison to produce a new line of Hotel Maison luxury beds to be sold at bedding retailer Sleepy's. More
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Survey reveals how stores advertise their bedding
David Perry, May 9, 2012
Bedding brands are a staple of furniture stores' advertising campaigns, a Furniture/Today survey reveals. No, that's not really surprising news, as even a casual observer of bedding ads is well aware. More
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Mattress Metrics: Consumer connections
David Perry, May 9, 2012
This week we begin a three-part look at the ways the furniture stores connect with their mattress customers where it matters most - on the retail sales floor. And we begin with what sounds like an obvious point: That comfort trumps everything else. More
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Mark Nelson joins Factory Mattress as COO
David Perry, May 9, 2012AUSTIN, Texas — Retail mattress veteran Mark Nelson has joined Factory Mattress here as chief operating officer, a new position at the company, which has 14 stores here and in San Antonio. More
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Leggett & Platt's ‘Get Hybrid' rap music video debuts
David Perry, May 9, 2012
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Leggett & Platt is entering a new category - rap music - to tout one of its core businesses: innerspring mattresses. More
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Report: Tobacco money helped shift focus of house fires to furniture
Furniture Today Staff, May 8, 2012CHICAGO — Tobacco industry money and influence, including support of a national fire marshals group, helped take the focus off cigarettes as an ignition source for house fires, the Chicago Tribune reports in the second article in its series on flame retardant chemicals. More
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Tempur-Pedic stock hammered as company confirms discount sale
David Perry, May 8, 2012LEXINGTON, Ky. — Memory foam mattress leader Tempur-Pedic confirmed that it is offering a discount of approximately 12% to 17% off the suggested retail price of a high-end Tempur-Cloud Supreme mattress set for an upcoming consumer promotion. More
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Restonic repeats as Consumers Digest Best Buy winner
Furniture Today Staff, May 8, 2012BUFFALO, N.Y. — Top 15 bedding producer Restonic said it has once again received the Consumers Digest Best Buy Award. More
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Sleep Experts opening 10 stores in Austin area
David Perry, May 4, 2012AUSTIN, Texas — Fast-growing Sleep Experts is expanding to the Austin market, with four stores open this week. The company expects to have 10 stores operating in the Central Texas market by the end of 2012. More
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ISPA commends Connecticut for mattress recycling compromise
David Perry, May 4, 2012ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The International Sleep Products Assn. is commending the Connecticut Senate for reaching a compromise on legislation that would create a used mattress recycling program. More
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Longtime Hickory Springs executive Rick Hooker dies at 69
David Perry, May 3, 2012STUART, Fla. — Richard Biddle Hooker, a longtime executive at Hickory Springs, died April 26. More
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Mattress Firm completes Giant acquisition
Larry Thomas, May 3, 2012HOUSTON — Mattress Firm has completed its acquisition of fellow Top 100 retailer Mattress Giant, adding approximately 180 stores in seven markets in Florida and Texas. More
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Sleep Country USA's Pajama Bowl raises $140,000 for foster children
Alex Lemonde-Gray, May 2, 2012
SEATTLE — Sleep Country USA's seventh annual Pajama Bowl events raised more than $140,000 to grant "wishes" of foster children in the Pacific Northwest. More
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Bedding producer, retailer Royal-Pedic adds overseas stores
Furniture Today Staff, May 2, 2012BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Luxury bedding producer and retailer Royal-Pedic, based here, is expanding to South Africa and the Middle East. More
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E.S. Kluft & Co. wins trademark for plaid design
Furniture Today Staff, May 2, 2012RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — High-end bedding producer E. S. Kluft & Co. said it has received a trademark from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the plaid design it uses on the side border of some of its mattresses and foundations. More
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