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…
Job Title: Sales Manager Company: Leggett & Platt Location: Carthage, Missouri Description: As a Sales Manager you will have the opportunity to serves as the primary liaison for key accounts, delivering data‑driven insights and collaborating cross‑functionally to support customer and business needs.. Your contributions will have a direct impact on the business by being responsible…
Job Title: VP of Strategic Sales Company: Bedgear Location: Farmingdale, New York Description: Success in the VP of Strategic Sales role means consistently driving profitable, year-over-year growth across the retail partnerships managed by this individual by expanding assortments, elevating marketing and RSA education programs, and ensuring strong execution of the in-store brand experience. This role…
UncleMuenkel explains what types of sleep trackers are out there, how they work and why you should know about them, both from a personal standpoint as well as from the angle of making mattress sales.
Wearable technology has proven useful in helping people track their sleep and exercise, which is a positive sign for the bedding industry. However, wearables can often be uncomfortable, especially when worn to sleep, and there are a range of privacy issues associated with sharing intimate details (i.e., heart rate, location, habits, etc.) with wearable makers.…
Pillows and mattresses go together like peanut butter and jelly. And in today’s bifurcated retail economy, where the majority of consumer spending falls into either the high-end luxury category or the value category, pillows are a crucial selling strategy for retailers to boost ticket sales, particularly among more frugal consumers. “As consumers become more intentional…
With the mattress industry mired in a prolonged downturn, millions of units below peak shipment levels, bedding executives are now debating if a wave of pent-up demand for mattresses will lift the industry to a growth year in 2026. Some say that pent-up demand is real and could help spark a comeback year for the…
Editor-at-Large Dave Perry caught up with Amory Wooden, Andmore’s chief marketing officer, at the bedding-rich January Las Vegas Market. She cited an influx of new mattress buyers and a positive vibe at the market as good signs for the mattress category this year.
Following a productive winter Las Vegas Market, Diamond Mattress is sharing key insights gathered from conversations with retailer partners, positioning its January showing as more than a product launch but as a knowledge exchange shaped by what retailers are prioritizing for 2026. “Our biggest takeaway was confirmation that retailers are optimistic, but selective,” said Shaun…
Paramount Sleep Co. returned from the recent Las Vegas Market with significant momentum, securing multiple new retail placements and opening new independent accounts following the official launch of its newly redesigned Nature’s Spa Collection. At the same time, the company reported continued strong performance across its signature Paramount Collection. The eight-bed Nature’s Spa collection is…
At the recent Las Vegas Market, Mlily introduced value-driven product updates while engaging retailers in candid conversations about buying behavior, inventory strategies and growth expectations. Positive retailer response across key categories reinforced a shared sense of cautious optimism for 2026. According to Derek Leishman, national sales director for Mlily, the winter market served as an…
Symphony Sleep made an important observation through strategic conversations with key customers and prospects during the recent Las Vegas Market. Retailers are increasingly evaluating purchases through a total-profit lens rather than simple cost comparison, said company President John Schulte. “We’re seeing a mindset shift,” he said. “Retailers are moving away from buying a product on…
Job Title: Team Lead Company: Tempur Sealy International Location: Palo Alto, California Description: The Tempur-Pedic sales associate’s primary responsibility is to provide excellence in customer service while selling and marketing Tempur-Pedic products. In addition, this individual will serve as a member of management when the Store Manager is not available. This could include opening and/or…
Job Title: Assistant Merchandiser Company: Bedsure Bedding Location: New York City Description: Bedsure is seeking a driven and detail-oriented Assistant Merchandiser to support the strategic planning, development, and management of product assortments across key categories including sheets, blankets, and top-of-bed. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the right products are delivered to retail…
Job Title: Mass Retail National Account Manager Company: FXI Location: Red Bank, New Jersey Description: FXI is seeking a Strategic Retail National Account Manager to lead and grow relationships with influential retailers. This is a high-impact, strategic role that blends business leadership, customer partnership, and category innovation. You’ll own a portfolio of national accounts, drive…
When leading luxury bedding manufacturer King Koil introduced Flowt, its innovative gel mattress collection at the Las Vegas Market last month, few were more excited than Chris Larson, founder of Comfort King Mattress Factory. For the local two-store, vertically integrated retailer, the unveiling meant his gel technology invention was hitting the national stage. Eight years…
John Rachid, the CEO of Imaginarium, is coloring outside the lines with new products. And he’s using Crayola crayons to do so. Rachid, a bedding veteran who previously worked at Serta Simmons Bedding, Protect-A-Bed and Tempur Sealy International, joined West Long Branch, New Jersey-based Imaginarium six months ago. He was at the recent Las Vegas…
Today, Glendale, Arizona-based 3Z Brands — which owns brands Bear, Birch, Brooklyn Bedding, Helix, Leesa, Southerland and Nolah — is a bedding behemoth, and one of the sleep industry’s most vertically integrated manufacturers. But few know the story of its founder, John Merwin, who, once upon a time, dropped out of college to help his…
DreamFit faced a perfect storm of challenges in 2025, but it came out stronger than ever and made that message clear at the recent Las Vegas Market. The company’s challenges began with the need to update its packaging to reflect its message of luxury sleep products. While it did refresh the look with sleek new…
Serta Simmons Bedding is taking the high road with two new mattress lines, a road that passes $3,000, $4,000 and $5,000 retail price points and travels all the way up to $10,000. Oops, make that $9,999. And it is doing so with some old names seeing vibrant new lives. What is old is new again for…
Job Title: Territory Account Manager | Sales Representative (West Texas) Company: Diamond Mattress Location: Texas Description: The Sales Representative will be responsible for promoting and selling Diamond Mattress products to retailers, distributors, and other business clients in the Western Texas region. This role requires an individual who is driven, customer-focused, and has experience in sales,…
Job Title: Director of Sales, Specialty Bedding Company: FXI Location: Radnor, Pennsylvania Description: The Director of Sales, Specialty Bedding is a key commercial leader within FXI’s Retail Division, responsible for managing and expanding strategic partnerships with regional bedding and furniture retailers with a specific focus on the Molecule brand. This regionally focused role drives revenue,…
Job Title: Vice President of Manufacturing Company: PranaSleep Location: Bonita Springs, Florida Description: The Vice President of Manufacturing leads all manufacturing operations for PranaSleep, owning the complete execution of production, facilities, quality, and continuous improvement. This role demands results-driven leadership. You will make decisions, lead with urgency, and hold teams accountable while upholding the craftsmanship…
Posh+Lavish has taken its luxury approach to mattresses to a new level with the introduction of its first-ever hand-tufted mattress. However, instead of simply releasing this product and hoping that it would do well, the company invested in serious research to figure out what consumers were looking for in the luxury category. When Posh+Lavish asked…
There was no shortage of new bedding at the recent Las Vegas Market, and we’ve rounded up some of the highlights seen around the show. Ansley Maness, brand manager for Serta Perfect Sleeper, with the new Serta Perfect Sleeper line featuring a new linked-coil design called the Q4 Support Kingsdown debuted its Margaritaville collection, the exclusive…
Virtual showrooms, digital replicas of physical showrooms, provide a platform where customers can explore products. Although this isn’t a brand-new concept, virtual showrooms will become increasingly important in retail. A recent article on Shopify’s website states: “A virtual showroom is no longer a pandemic-era experiment — it’s the new storefront for modern retail. Unlike a…
UncleMuenkel explains what deep sleep does to the human brain and body. Most of the body’s growth, healing and restoration happen in deep sleep, and he says it’s important for retailers to be able to explain deep sleep to customers.
Global leader in adhesives and sealants, Saba, will introduce its new water-based adhesive innovation, which represents a significant advancement for mattress recycling initiatives. The new Sababond 3245 is a polyurethane water-based adhesive designed for roll coating applications and makes its debut at the ISPA Expo, March 10-12, in Orlando, Florida. In its Expo booth #1460, Saba will feature Sababond 3245, an innovation based on the concept of mono-material design…
With the recent death of Ed Lilly, the former CEO of Serta Inc., another bedding giant has exited the stage. The industry mourns his death. And I say farewell to a man I admired, an important mentor in my career. One of the benefits of my long tenure in Mattressville is that I’ve been able…
Serta Simmons Bedding had some big news to share at the recent Las Vegas Market, and it wasn’t all about the extensive product introductions the company rolled out. The bedding major took the unusual step of releasing a financial update along with news on its new product launches, which included major introductions for the Serta,…
Job Title: Sr. Global Business Manager Company: Leggett & Platt Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Description: As a Senior Global Business Manager, you will have the opportunity to own and lead the global business relationship with one of the company’s most significant strategic accounts. Your contributions will have a direct impact on the business by driving…
Job Title: Director of Sales Company: Matter Brothers Furniture and Design Location: Florida Description: Matter Brothers Furniture and Design is seeking a passionate and driven Director of Sales to lead its sales team. The ideal candidate will embody its core values of servant leadership and a customer-focused approach. This role requires a hands-on training methodology,…
Job Title: Ecommerce Web & Optimization Specialist Company: Bedgear Location: Farmingdale, New York Description: The Ecommerce Web & Optimization Specialist is a hands-on execution role responsible for the day-to-day performance, accuracy, and optimization of Bedgear’s Shopify ecommerce experience. Working closely with the Ecommerce Manager and Consumer Marketing team, this role owns site hygiene, product uploads,…
Bedding exhibitors promoted wellness, focused on new product introductions and introduced innovative technologies at the recent Las Vegas Market. Nearly every manufacturer centered their message on helping retailers carry something unique and different while also offering sizable margins. Leggett & Platt debuted its new Dwell line in an updated showroom this market. The retail-focused line…
Mattress marketgoers had plenty of chances to socialize at the recent Las Vegas Market. Therapedic Worldwide hosted annual meeting participants at Swingers at Mandalay Bay, where Therapedic team members and industry guests played nine holes of mini-golf. Englander welcomed guests to a Breakfast in Bed in its showroom, replete with a carving station and an…
Despite being in what marketing communications firm ERM Shelton has termed a “green communications recession,” sustainability was still visible at the Las Vegas Market. In my recent column about three bedding trends to watch for 2026, I mentioned that sustainability would remain important in the industry. Although there has been a noticeable pullback from companies…
Industry analysts gave the recent Las Vegas Market good reviews and see encouraging business prospects in the coming months. Peter Keith, senior research analyst for Piper Sandler, who attended the market and visited a number of mattress and home furnishings showrooms, was impressed with what he heard. “We walked away more bullish on the mattress…
Everyone knows about REM sleep, but what about light sleep? UncleMuenkel takes a closer look at the transition from wakefulness to sleep and breaks down the benefits of light sleep.
The January Las Vegas Market, where the bedding industry traditionally makes its major product launches, officially kicked off Sunday with high hopes for improved business conditions in 2026. Overall, several bedding exhibitors said they were pleased with market turnout, but some expressed concerns that winter storm cancellations were cutting into retail turnout. And, notably, a…
King Koil is introducing Flowt, an innovative gel mattress collection, at the Las Vegas Market. Engineered with a progressive spiral gel grid design for adaptive, elevated sleep performance, the new collection reinforces King Koil’s ongoing commitment to craftsmanship, innovation and restorative sleep. Unlike the typical square-grid gel configurations on the market today that some consumers…
Serta Simmons Bedding announces major new product launches for its Serta and Beautyrest brands, building on strong 2025 business momentum to drive continued success in the new year. In addition to adding a new split-head to the popular iSeries line, Serta is introducing the all-new Serta Perfect Sleeper, offering a new Q4 Support System, as…
Job Title: Territory Manager – Hartford, CT Company: Serta Simmons Bedding Location: Greater Hartford Description: Serta Simmons Bedding is looking for a dynamic, relationship-driven Territory Manager to lead sales growth and strengthen its brand presence across the Connecticut, New York and Long Island market. It’s looking for someone who will partner closely with key retailers,…
Job Title: Head of Affiliate Marketing Company: Puffy Location: Nashville, Tennessee Description: You’ll build and scale the affiliate partnerships that fuel millions in revenue. You’re not optimizing someone else’s strategy—you’re architecting the entire program from partner recruitment to performance optimization. You’ll negotiate with industry-leading affiliates, identify white-space opportunities, and create the testing frameworks that separate…
Job Title: Vice President of Retail Performance Company: Broad River Retail Location: Fort Mill, South Carolina Description: The Vice President of Retail Performance will be responsible for driving sales growth and operational excellence across our network of up to 50 retail locations, achieving revenue targets within a range of $300 million to $500 million. This…
Norway and Norwegian products are suddenly in the world spotlight, and that presents an opportunity for Norway’s Jensen Beds. The company, based in the small Norwegian town of Svelik, is entering the U.S. market this year and is showing two of its beds, including a new Super King that measures 7 feet by seven feet, in…
Class is now in session as UncleMuenkel breaks down the bio-benefits of REM sleep. Although it’s a seemingly complicated subject, he explains how everything works in a straightforward way that most anyone can understand.
At the winter Las Vegas Market, the newly formed Therapedic Worldwide (formerly Therapedic International) introduced three new lines and a refreshed assortment of its popular Tommy Bahama line of mattresses. Each of the introductions targets different price points, and together, they are designed to further strengthen the marketplace position of the Princeton, New Jersey-based company.…
After two years of working behind the scenes, Customatic Sleep Technologies has made significant updates to its digital capabilities, POS displays and marketing assets. Dreamsensesleep.com is the company’s new DTC website, which officially launched on Friday. Bill Bush, chief commercial officer for Customatic, says the site will help drive traffic to retailers’ stores and create…
UncleMuenkel explains what types of sleep trackers are out there, how they work and why you should know about them, both from a personal standpoint as well as from the angle of making mattress sales.
