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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:57:20 MST</pubDate>
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			<title>Simmons giving away mattresses in contest via Twitter</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:56:21 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>ATLANTA — Consumers who mention Simmons in tweets about better sleep can win a new Simmons...</description>
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			<title>Natura promotes Scott Miller to EVP, U.S. sales</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:51:31 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>CAMBRIDGE, Ontario — Natura World has promoted Scott Miller to the newly created position of...</description>
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			<title>High-end mattress maker Vi-Spring enters North America</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:01:13 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>EDMONTON, Alberta — British high-end mattress maker Vi-Spring has entered the North America...</description>
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			<title>Sleep Studio offers ViscoFresh memory foam</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:24:31 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>LAS VEGAS — Specialty bedding producer Sleep Studio has returned to this market with a plan to...</description>
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			<title>Mattress Development Co. launches Playboy line</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:51:37 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>LAS VEGAS — Mattress Development Co. is getting into bed with Playboy...</description>
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			<title>Las Vegas Market: Archie Manning offers lessons</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:03:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>LAS VEGAS — Former National Football League great Archie Manning has a message for the...</description>
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			<title>Las Vegas Market: Top bedding execs size up future</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:54:45 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>LAS VEGAS — Bedding's biggest producers see growth on the horizon, say unlocking pent-up...</description>
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			<title>Tempur-Pedic donates $500,000 for pancreatic cancer research</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>LAS VEGAS — Those cuddly Tempur-Pedic Teddy Bears showed their heart here as the memory foam...</description>
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			<title>Bedding off to solid start at Las Vegas Market</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:46:04 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>LAS VEGAS — The mattress category, a key segment here, got off to a solid start Monday with...</description>
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			<title>Las Vegas Market: Natura plans to buy large Texas factory</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:57:46 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>LAS VEGAS — Natural bedding producer Natura is planning to buy a big factory in Texas to boost...</description>
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			<title>Serta partnering with HGTV on new Green Home Collection</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:59:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Bedding major Serta has partnered with HGTV to create a collection of...</description>
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			<title>Court approves Classic Sleep Products sale</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:01:23 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>BALTIMORE — A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has approved the sale of specialty bedding producer...</description>
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			<title>Serta, Nickelodeon team up to offer children's mattresses</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:01:34 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Serta has signed an exclusive licensing agreement to produce a line of...</description>
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			<title>Sealy introducing 60th anniversary Posturepedic mattress</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:06:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>LAS VEGAS — Sealy is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its flagship Posturepedic brand with...</description>
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			<title>Roberts brothers rejoin Mattress Firm</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:57:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>HOUSTON — Harry and Charlie Roberts, who helped lay the foundation for the growth of Mattress...</description>
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			<title>Disney World honors Tom Tedesco of Devon Chase &amp; Co.</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:28:41 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>ORLANDO, Fla. — Tom Tedesco, a 30-year veteran of the bedding and furniture industry, is...</description>
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			<title>Tempur-Pedic fourth-quarter profit rises sharply to $29.1 million</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:34:47 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>LEXINGTON, Ky. — Bedding major Tempur-Pedic recorded a fourth-quarter profit of $29.1 million...</description>
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			<title>Natura to host panel on clear communication</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:05:59 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>LAS VEGAS — Natural bedding producer Natura will host a panel discussion at the Las Vegas...</description>
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			<title>Sealy upgrades value-priced offerings</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:45:38 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>ARCHDALE, N.C. — Bedding sales leader Sealy says it is putting more beef into its new...</description>
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			<title>Simmons relaunching Beautyrest line</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:38:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>ATLANTA — Bedding major Simmons is rolling out a new flagship Beautyrest line that is the...</description>
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			<title>Bedding producers contribute to relief effort in Haiti</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:25:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>HIGH POINT — The mattress industry, which has a history of responding to natural disasters...</description>
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			<title>Four former firefighters sue Sofa Super Store, furniture producers</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:23:34 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>CHARLESTON, S.C. — Four former firefighters here are suing the owners of Sofa Super Store and...</description>
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			<title>Ares Management, Ontario teachers group complete Simmons acquisition</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:41:21 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>ATLANTA — Simmons Bedding has been acquired by Ares Management and the Ontario Teachers'...</description>
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			<title>Hastens bedding aims to expand presence in U.S.</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:08:47 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>HIGH POINT — This mattress horse is looking to gallop in the United...</description>
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			<title>Steve Amis returns to Springwall Sleep Products</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:22:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Bedding industry veteran Steve Amis has returned to Springwall Sleep...</description>
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			<title>Sleep to Live promotes Cindy McIntyre, Anne Ray</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:33:39 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>MEBANE, N.C. — Sleep to Live, a division of Top 10 bedding producer Kingsdown, has promoted...</description>
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			<title>Sealy earns $2.6 million profit in fourth quarter</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:02:44 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>ARCHDALE, N.C. — Aided by an uptick in its domestic business, bedding major Sealy recorded a...</description>
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			<title>Spring Air promotes Bill Frame to vice president</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:24:18 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>BOSTON — Spring Air International has promoted Bill Frame from director of manufacturing...</description>
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			<title>Mattress World of Dallas recalls sleep sets</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:22:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>WASHINGTON — Mattress World of Dallas is recalling 750 low-end, renovated sleep sets because...</description>
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			<title>ISPA Expo to offer entertainment</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:22:37 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Treats from the Carolinas, prestigious awards and an &quot;extraordinary&quot; speaker...</description>
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			<title>Tempur-Pedic expanding role with Ronald McDonald House Charities</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:37:30 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>LEXINGTON, Ky. — Foam mattress source Tempur-Pedic International is expanding its role with...</description>
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			<title>Therapedic to introduce upholstered furniture line</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:41:40 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>PINETOPS, N.C. — Top 10 bedding producer Therapedic has entered the upholstered furniture...</description>
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			<title>Atlanta retailer Mattress King in Chapter 11</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:53:20 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>ATLANTA — Mattress King, a 10-store bedding specialty retailer, has filed for Chapter 11...</description>
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			<title>John Quinn, key builder of Restonic mattress brand, dies at 77</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:02:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>NEW ALBANY, Ind. — John Quinn, a key builder of the Restonic brand and its licensee here,...</description>
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			<title>Tempur-Pedic sales soar in fourth quarter</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:17:24 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>LEXINGTON, Ky. — Bedding major Tempur-Pedic said it expects sales for the last quarter of 2009...</description>
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			<title>Simmons wins court OK for planned sale</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:26:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>ATLANTA — Simmons said today it has obtained court approval of its prepackaged Chapter 11...</description>
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			<title>Stylution acquires Wickline Bedding assets</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:54:12 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Chinese bedding major Stylution International is ready to establish a...</description>
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			<title>Mattress unit sales climb 5.7% in November</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:43:13 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The bedding industry's emerging rebound got another boost, with units and...</description>
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			<title>Classic Sleep files Chapter 11 to pave way for new investor</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:33:25 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>JESSUP, Md. — Classic Sleep Products, a specialty bedding producer, filed for Chapter 11...</description>
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			<title>Retired Hickory Springs executive Bob Bush Sr. dies at 78</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>HICKORY, N.C. — Bob Bush Sr., a longtime executive at industry supplier Hickory Springs Mfg.,...</description>
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			<title>Group of financiers encouraging new Chinese bid for Simmons</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:02:45 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>ATLANTA — A group of financiers is trying to encourage Chinese bidders to top the already...</description>
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			<title>Carpe Diem, Keyton debuting at Toronto furniture market</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:11:24 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>TORONTO — Two well-known European luxury brands are making their Canadian debut at the...</description>
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			<title>Jamison Bedding taps Ken Hinman for vice president post</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:29:53 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Mattress veteran Thad Pettyjohn is retiring as vice president of sales and...</description>
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			<title>Bankruptcy judge approves 1800mattress.com liquidation plan</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:24:13 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>NEW YORK — A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge here has approved a liquidation plan for bankrupt...</description>
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			<title>Bob Muenkel joining Serta as director of sales development</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:38:33 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>HARRISBURG, Pa. — Furniture First, a buying group based here, said veteran mattress buyer Bob...</description>
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			<title>Evelyn Dilsaver joins Tempur-Pedic board</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:23:34 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>LEXINGTON, Ky. — Memory foam mattress source Tempur-Pedic International has named Evelyn...</description>
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			<title>Las Vegas Market sets Bedding Kickoff events</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:57:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>LAS VEGAS — The bedding-rich Las Vegas Market will salute the mattress category with a special...</description>
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			<title>Furniture/Today Bedding Conference set for May 5-7</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:54:40 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>HIGH POINT — Furniture/Today's fifth annual Bedding Conference will be held at the...</description>
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			<title>ISPA Expo set for March 3 to 6 in Charlotte, N.C.</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:20:23 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The International Sleep Products Assn. will host the next ISPA Expo March 3...</description>
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			<title>Select Comfort raises $16.4 million in public offering</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:42:35 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>MINNEAPOLIS — Airbed manufacturer and retailer Select Comfort said today it has closed its...</description>
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			<title>Mattress sales rise 6.2% in October</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:17:33 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The mattress industry got a double-barreled dose of good news in October,...</description>
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			<title>Carls opens first mattress specialty store</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:41:15 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>STUART, Fla. — Top 100 furniture store Carls has carved out space in its 34,000-square-foot...</description>
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			<title>Mattress industry supplier Marves to open North Carolina plant</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:35:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>HILDEBRAN, N.C. — Marves Inds., a Mexican producer of non-woven textile cushioning and...</description>
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			<title>Oregon Mattress opens stores in two Portland suburbs</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:31:54 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. — Bedding manufacturer Oregon Mattress Co. has opened retail stores in two...</description>
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			<title>UPDATE: Select Comfort to sell 3.8 million shares to public</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:17:54 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>MINNEAPOLIS — Select Comfort says it will offer 3.8 million shares priced at $4.75 per share...</description>
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			<title>Hickory Springs acquires Hi-Tech Foam Products</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:12:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>HICKORY, N.C. — Supplier Hickory Springs Mfg. said it has acquired Hi-Tech Foam Products, an...</description>
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			<title>Simmons extends tour of Showroom on Wheels</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:19:27 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>ATLANTA — It's &quot;On the Road Again&quot; for the Simmons Showroom on Wheels, which is extending its...</description>
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			<title>Sealy's Jodi Allen pays attention to consumers</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:03:34 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>ARCHDALE, N.C. — Sealy's new chief marketing officer says the bedding giant needs to better...</description>
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			<title>Select Comfort selling shares in public offering</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:27:17 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>MINNEAPOLIS — Select Comfort said Monday it will sell shares of its stock in a public offering...</description>
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			<title>Harry Goodman joins Classic Sleep Products in sales post</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:54:24 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>JESSUP, Md. — Specialty bedding producer Classic Sleep Products has appointed veteran retailer...</description>
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			<title>Simmons holding ‘Question of the Day Sweepstakes'</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:20:35 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>ATLANTA — Simmons has launched an online promotion called the &quot;Question of the Day...</description>
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			<title>Ligna USA moving to larger High Point Market space</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:43:02 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>HIGH POINT — Bedroom resource Ligna USA will move to a larger showroom in the International...</description>
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			<title>Mega Group member opens Sleep Experience store in Sudbury, Ontario</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:34:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>SUDBURY, Ontario — Sleep Experience, the bedding specialist operated by Mega Group, has opened...</description>
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			<title>Protect-A-Bed offers tips for avoiding bed bugs</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:27:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>CHICAGO — Bed bugs could be more than a little problem for people traveling this holiday...</description>
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			<title>Canada to impose import duties on Chinese innersprings</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:14:21 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>OTTAWA — Chinese-made mattress innerspring units are being dumped into the Canadian market and...</description>
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			<title>Protect-A-Bed promotes Alan Eisenberg</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:03:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>CHICAGO — Mattress and pillow protection provider Protect-A-Bed has promoted Alan Eisenberg to...</description>
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			<title>New Simmons owner will carry more than $1 billion in debt</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:16:45 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>WILMINGTON, Del. — The soon-to-be parent company of bedding majors Simmons and Serta will have...</description>
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			<title>International Sleep Products Assn. creating green task force</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:02:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — The International Sleep Products Assn. is tackling a green...</description>
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			<title>Hundreds ride to honor Sealy's David Sherman</title>
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			<title>Simmons files prepackaged Chapter 11 to pave way for acquisition</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:43:07 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>ATLANTA — Bedding major Simmons today filed a prepackaged Chapter 11 reorganization plan. The...</description>
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