Job Title: Store Manager Company: Mattress Warehouse Location: Southampton, New York Description: As a Sales Manager, you’ll be the face of Mattress Warehouse, guiding customers to find their perfect sleep solution while also leading and developing your team. You will greet and engage customers to identify their sleep needs. You will also utilize our bedMATCH…
Job Title: Territory Manager Company: Bedgear Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina Description: The Territory Manager is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, driving brand awareness and sales, and ensuring Bedgear’s presence within the assigned territory. This role includes hunting new business opportunities, conducting educational and inspirational training and presentations, supporting retail partners’…
Job Title: QCS Production Supervisor Company: Serta Simmons Bedding Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Description: In this hands-on leadership role, you’ll drive daily production performance, ensure quality and safety standards, and lead a team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will lead cell/department activities and associates to ensure a quality product is produced safely, in…
When someone mentions AI, you may think of ChatGPT and other programs that allow you to simply ask questions and get answers. But AI can be used for so much more in the business world. This is the vision of AiPRL Assist, a new customer experience platform designed specifically for the home furnishings industry that…
If it takes you a while to fall asleep, you’re losing precious hours of sleep that you could have had by preparing for sleep. UncleMuenkel discusses different ways you can prepare for sleep by decreasing activity and being exposed to less light and noise.
After 30 years in the sleep products industry, John Schulte, the president and CEO of Innovative Sleep Technologies, still doesn’t assume he knows it all. “I think the worst way to approach anything is to think you know everything,” Schulte said. This perspective has shaped Schulte’s entire career, from his start in the bedding industry…
Tim Oakhill, chief marketing officer at Serta Simmons Bedding, updates Editor-at-Large Dave Perry on new “super-super premium” bedding lines from Serta and Simmons and explains how his company is creating a product menu for retail success this year.
The bedding industry, like many other industries, is facing a unique set of challenges — from low foot traffic to industry consolidation to an uncertain economy and more. Despite these challenges, many industry leaders believe there is an opportunity for the bedding industry this year as well. After a surprisingly steady first quarter and Presidents…
Job Title: Director, Product Development Company: FXI Location: Aston, Pennsylvania DescriptIon: As a Director of Product Development, you will play a pivotal role in supporting R&D function by driving the introduction of innovative products to the market. In this hands-on role, you will be deeply involved in every stage of the product development process, from…
Job Title: Head of Security Company: Eight Sleep Location: Remote Description: The Head of Security and Compliance will be responsible for building and leading Eight Sleep’s security strategy across physical, digital, and operational domains. This leader will ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our data, systems, and devices, while also protecting our employees and…
Job Title: Production Manager Company: Bedgear Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina Description: The Production Manager is responsible for overseeing daily manufacturing operations at BEDGEAR’s Rock Hill facility, ensuring efficient production flow, team performance, and product quality. This role leads supervisors, coordinates cross-functional support, and drives safety, productivity, and continuous improvement initiatives. The Production Manager acts…
Live Comfortably has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Serta Simmons Bedding for a seven-year term. Through this partnership, Live Comfortably will hold the exclusive rights to develop and distribute Serta-branded bedding products across the U.S. and Canada, spanning all retail channels, including club, mass, department stores, off-price, e-commerce pure play, home improvement and specialty. The license covers…
What are the requirements of a proper support system? Uncle Muenkel explains that it involves contouring to a person’s body as well as something called positive resistance. Learn more in this episode of Muenkel Minutes.
Sleep Number may be forced to file for bankruptcy, according to its annual securities exchange 10-K report. The Minneapolis-based company has 600 stores and warns that if it can’t secure sufficient financing, it “could be forced to terminate, significantly curtail or cease our operations, pursue strategic alternatives or commence a case under the U.S. Bankruptcy…
Spring Air’s Nick Bates tells Editor-at-Large Dave Perry how his company is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year with a centennial product line and new cooling high-end memory foam mattresses with high margins for retailers.
As the retail editor for Home News Now and Bedding News Now, I cover a variety of retail angles from sustainable bedding to interior design trends. So, I thought it’d be fitting that one of my regular contributions should be a roundup of the latest collaborations in bedding. Welcome to the first installment of Retail…
Digital ad technology has come a long way. So working in the mattress industry means my social media channels are flooded with ads from (mostly DTC) mattress brands. Just when you think you’ve seen them all, one in particular caught my eye. It was from Nectar, and it said, “PRO TIP: DON’T SPEND $4K ON…
Gold Bond is once again charting new ground for the industry by offering a new construction option for some of its bestselling collections designed with knotted Bonnell coils. The company has introduced a new, high-quality, 630-pocket coil unit from Leggett & Platt to accommodate the growing consumer preference for adjustable bases. The change will not…
Job Title: Director, Home Furnishings/Temporary & Permanent Leasing Company: Andmore Location: High Point, North Carolina Description: Andmore is seeking a Director, Home Furnishings/Temporary & Permanent Leasing, to lead strategic leasing and business growth efforts across our Las Vegas and High Point campuses. This role is responsible for maintaining and expanding the Home Furnishings category through…
Job Title: Independent Sales Representative West Coast Company: Boyd Sleep Location: California Description: Boyd Sleep is expanding and looking for experienced independent sales representatives across multiple regions in North America. If you have a strong background in the mattress or bedding industry, we want to talk to you. This person will have a strong sales…
Outside Sales Representative Company: 3Z Brands Location: Kentucky Description: This person will develop and manage relationships with mattress retailers, furniture stores, sleep shops, and other retail partners within the assigned territory. They will identify and pursue new business opportunities to expand distribution and increase market share. The Outside Sales Representative conducts in-store product training and…
Chris Taheny, vice president of business development for Cariloha, sits down with Editor-in-Chief Alex Milstein to discuss the missed opportunity of bedding accessories. Taheny talks about attachment rates, KPIs and other techniques that can get retailers more foot traffic using what they already have.
Symphony Sleep will make its official debut at the spring High Point Market, April 25-29, expanding its presence into the world’s largest home furnishings trade show. The company will exhibit at the Centers of High Point on Hamilton, H-131, welcoming mattress and furniture retailers to experience its complete adjustable base and accessory program. The new…
Spring Air International is expanding its presence in the bedroom with the launch of its first-ever pillow program. The initial rollout features three pillows across Spring Air’s Back Supporter, Chattam & Wells and Copper by Spring Air collections. With its 100-year legacy in mattress design, the company is extending its commitment to comfort, support and…
King Koil is introducing a new Drew & Jonathan Home Mattress collection made exclusively for leading furniture and mattress retailer Raymour & Flanigan. The exclusive program is scheduled to launch the week of March 16 and will be available in all Raymour & Flanigan stores and online. Designed specifically for the retailer, the company says…
UncleMuenkel explains what circulatory distress is and why it causes discomfort. He connects this to the role of a mattress and the comfort levels retailers offer.
I recently saw a discussion on social media about whether people grew up in sleep-supportive or non-sleep-supportive households. For example, a sleep-supportive household is one where parents encourage rest and don’t make children feel guilty for sleeping in. By contrast, non-sleep-supportive households tend to equate rest with laziness; naps are frowned upon, or children are…
Frank Hood, Kingsdown’s CEO, tells Editor-at-Large Dave Perry how his company will debut consumer-facing AI technology this year as part of a broad initiative to help consumers pick the beds best-suited to meet their needs. He also previews new natural beds and the company’s Margaritaville offerings.
Conventional wisdom in the bedding industry holds that growth in the housing market logically translates to growth in the mattress market. But the reality, a leading mattress analyst says, is more complicated. Keith Hughes, an analyst with Truist Securities who has closely followed the mattress industry for decades, says there is a correlation between new…
According to an email obtained by Bedding News Now from a close source, American Mattress has converted its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing into a Chapter 7, often called “liquidation bankruptcy.” All American Mattress stores in Illinois and Indiana are closed as of March 10. Here is the email: American Mattress filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy…
Job Title: Sourcing Manager Company: Bedgear Location: Farmingdale, New York Description: The Sourcing Manager plays a critical role in supporting Bedgear’s global manufacturing and product development initiatives by identifying, vetting, and developing world-class supplier partners across raw materials, components, finished goods, and point-of-purchase materials. This role is responsible for global vendor discovery, cost modeling, counter…
Job Title: Sr. Director, Digital Strategy Company: Serta Simmons Bedding Location: Atlanta Description: As the the Senior Director Digital Strategy, you will play a pivotal role driving the growth and optimization of Serta Simmons DTC business. Reporting to the Sr. Vice President of DTC, you’ll be responsible for leading digital strategies to transform the site…
Retail consulting group Mattress Retailer Toolkit hosted nearly 40 retailers at a boardroom dinner event the day before the start of the winter Las Vegas Market. Mattress Retail Toolkit was founded by Gardner’s Mattress & More co-owners Jeff Giagnocavo and Ben McClure, and marketing strategist Mike Capuzzi. The event, held at the World Market Center…
Sunday marked two occasions, the first of which was the start of daylight saving time. Personally, I have a love-hate relationship with daylight saving time. I love the longer stretches of sunlight, a reminder that summer is around the corner. But I’d be lying if I said I couldn’t feel the missing hour of sleep.…
The heavily laden American Airlines jet, crammed full with passengers weary after two long maintenance delays in Dallas, touched down late in Las Vegas. I looked at my watch just as the hour changed, and I knew I had my story angle, long before the mattress-rich market had even started. It was literally Midnight in…
UncleMuenkel takes a closer look at sleep aids, the challenges they address and how they work. Ultimately, he says you should avoid them altogether if you can. There’s no known way to induce deep sleep or REM sleep, but sleep aids can help bring those stages of sleep on by keeping a person asleep for…
Jonathan Scott and King Koil CEO David Binke tell Dave Perry about the Scott brothers’ “smooth as butter” partnership with King Koil and what it will mean for the bedding producer this year. Jonathan also reveals the mattress on tap for his wedding night.
After a strong Las Vegas Market, Spring Air is looking forward to a positive year ahead. CEO Nick Bates tells Bedding News Now that he expects it to continue this momentum in 2026. “We are firing on all cylinders, from expanding across retail floors and building out new partner relationships, to entering new segments within…
Posh+Lavish is introducing its Haute Couture collection nationwide, made with extravagant and exotic natural components. Most notably, the Haute Couture collection features horsehair. Posh+Lavish uses 9 pounds of horse mane and tail hair in a king-size bed alone. Horsehair has been used in the finest mattresses in the world since the 1800s. Both strong and…
Job Title: Business Developer – East Coast US / Canada Company: Hastens Beds Location: New York City Description: Hastens is looking for a business developer with entrepreneurial DNA—a builder, a driver, and challenger—to join its journey for a world where people sleep well. The company seeks individuals who raise the bar beyond what others think…
Job Title: Director of E-Commerce Company: Sleepyhead Location: Scottdale, Arizona Description: Sleepyhead is hiring a high-performance Director of E-Commerce to work directly under its Head of E-Commerce and help scale the next phase of our growth. This is not a maintenance role. This is a builder role. The company wants an A-player who understands Shopify…
HealthGuard returned from the recent winter Las Vegas Market encouraged by renewed optimism among retailers and a clear willingness to reassess existing programs. Company officials said conversations with market buyers signal fresh opportunity across the top-of-bed category. Throughout the market, HealthGuard engaged with a wide range of retailers, from independent owner-operators to large-scale Top 100…
In today’s retail landscape, shoppers have access to millions of products. I would argue that’s a problem. I recently searched “mattress” on Amazon and was presented with more than 50,000 results. Sure, there are filters for sizes, feel, thickness, price range and other parameters, but if you don’t know what you’re looking for or where…
Although there was a time when all boxed beds were considered cheap or poorly built, much has changed. Boxed beds have gone from an industry disruptor to an industry staple as more brick-and-mortar retailers work with online brands to help drive foot traffic. According to our exclusive Consumers Insights Now research, 67% of shoppers buy…
Robert Kyle “Bob” Eilenfeldt, who spent almost four decades in the mattress business, has died. He was 81. Eilenfeldt, who retired in 2011 to devote more time to church work, began his career at JCPenney in Gary, Indiana, in 1968 as a management trainee. Seven years later, he transferred to the corporate offices in New…
Therapedic’s new leadership team says retailers can look for lots of new products this year. Chad Antinori and Gerry Borreggine tell Editor-at-Large Dave Perry what’s next for Therapedic as the group plans for growth with its vertically integrated manufacturing model.
Bedding executives are united in saying that lower interest rates would be a key driver of business this year. Those lower rates would give a boost to the housing market, which the execs say is traditionally a strong growth engine for mattress sales. A healthy housing market means more new homes and more sales of…
People around the world sleep differently, and that affects their circadian rhythms. UncleMuenkel digs into circadian rhythms and examines the differences between monophasic, biphasic and polyphasic sleep.
Job Title: Social & Content Manager Company: Leggett & Platt Location: Remote Description: Leggett & Platt is seeking a Social & Content Manager who will lead the strategy, creation and execution of social media and content marketing across multiple bedding products. You will own the social voice, content ecosystem and performance strategy across organic, paid…
Job Title: Director of Retail Operations Company: Miskelly Furniture Location: Pearl, Mississippi Description: Miskelly Furniture is seeking a strategic and results-driven Director of Retail operations to lead and optimize our store performance across multiple locations. This role is responsible for driving operational excellence, enhancing customer experience, and supporting our mission to furnish happiness in every…
When someone mentions AI, you may think of ChatGPT and other programs that allow you to simply ask questions and get answers. But AI can be used for so much more in the business world. This is the vision of AiPRL Assist, a new customer experience platform designed specifically for the home furnishings industry that…
