Tempur Sealy Finds New Role for Display Beds

May 24, 2023June 2, 2023 Janet Weyandt community, FTS, mattresses

Mattress maker giving back by leaving something behind

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Spring Air Joins BrandSource Vendor Roster

May 24, 2023May 23, 2023 Alan Wolf FTS, mattresses, vendors

Brings more mattress options to members

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Tempur Sealy to Purchase Mattress Firm

May 15, 2023May 12, 2023 Andy Kriege FTS, industry, mattresses

Largest mattress maker inks king-sized deal with largest mattress retailer

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Survey: Bet on Bedding This Season

April 28, 2023April 27, 2023 Alan Wolf FTS, mattresses

Shoppers are primed to pick out new mattresses

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Serta Launches New iComfortECO, Perfect Sleeper Collections

April 26, 2023April 25, 2023 Alan Wolf furniture, mattresses, Serta

Supports intros with national ad campaigns

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Serta Simmons Rebalancing Production

April 18, 2023April 19, 2023 YSN Staff mattresses, Serta

Three factories to close, one to open this year

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Serta Bolsters Its Supply Chain

March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 YSN Staff industry, mattresses, Serta

Partners with Blue Yonder on supply chain planning

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Sleep Tight: A BedTIME Story

February 10, 2023February 9, 2023 Andy Kriege bedding, industry, mattresses

The quirky history of the modern bedding industry

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Corsicana Emerges from Chapter 11

October 13, 2022October 14, 2022 Alan Wolf Corsicana, industry, mattresses

Former Serta president Sally Erickson named CFO

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Make Valentine’s Day More Than Just a Box of Chocolates

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Gordon Hecht holiday, industry, mattresses

February is typically a big mattress month due to Presidents Day, but the more celebrated occasion is, of course, Valentine’s Day.

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Mattress Sales for $800, Alex!

September 4, 2019January 28, 2020 Gordon Hecht mattresses

I’ve been a fan of the game show Jeopardy! since the Art Fleming days. I love the trivia challenge, the pace and the strategy. Even if you are not a fan or have never watched it, you may have noticed that it was in the news last spring.

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Adding Mattresses to Product Mix

July 3, 2019January 28, 2020 Gordon Hecht education, mattresses

They seem to be popping up like dandelions in springtime. One on each corner in town, another one in the Mega Club Store, and still another in the mass market off-price retail store. Everywhere you look there is another place opening where you can buy a mattress.

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Restonic Mattresses Spring to the Forefront

September 11, 2019January 28, 2020 Alan Wolf industry, mattresses

Although Restonic has been around for 80-plus years, is the largest independently-owned mattress manufacturer in the country and has been awarded multiple Consumers Digest “Best Buys,” many consumers are still not familiar with the brand.

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A December to Remember

November 25, 2019January 28, 2020 Gordon Hecht industry, mattresses

Forget about it, might as well lock up the shop the day after Black Friday. Afterall, everybody knows that no one buys bedding in December.

What Goes Up: Following several quarters of accelerated sales, home goods bellwether Conn’s, with over 170 stores across 15 states, said a 13% decline in furniture and mattress revenue and a 25% decline in appliance sell-through contributed to an operating loss of $20 million within its retail segment for the three months ended April 30. Conns Inc.

Short Circuited: Best Buy’s sales and profits continued to deteriorate in the first quarter amid what the company described as an electronics recession, although it anticipates a rebound later this year or in 2024. StarTribune

If You Can’t Beat ’Em: Amazon said its independent sellers — which include ProSource members Abt Electronics, Walts TV and World Wide Stereo — collectively sold more than 4.1 billion products through its site last year, averaging more than $230,000 in sales. Amazon Small Business Empowerment Report