It’s no secret that the bedding industry has experienced a prolonged slowdown over the past several years. As our Editor-at-Large Dave Perry recently reported, the U.S. bedding market experienced multiple headwinds in 2025: Total market value for U.S.-produced and imported mattresses and foundations dropped 6.5%, while unit shipments fell 13.2%, according to the International Sleep…
Job Title: VP, Product Management and Consumer Insights Company: FXI Location: Aston, Pennsylvania Description: FXI is seeking an experienced Vice President, Product Management & Consumer Insights to lead the product lifecycle for the assigned product lines (Mattresses, Pillows and Soft Furniture). In conjunction with the CPO, this senior level role defines the product strategy and…
Job Title: Senior Store Sales Manager Company: Mattress Firm Location: Noblesville, Indiana Description: The Senior Store Manager leads the Mattress Firm vision, company initiatives and achieves sales performance goals by holding associates accountable for the execution of in-store merchandising in multiple store units. The role is responsible for leading selling programs, driving related KPI results…
Job Title: Vice President of Marketing Company: Bedgear Location: New York, New York Description: Bedgear is looking for a Vice President of Marketing who is passionate about building and scaling consumer brands, developing impactful marketing strategies, and leading high-performing teams to strengthen brand positioning, accelerate consumer demand, and drive sustainable revenue growth. This role is…
In a letter obtained by Bedding News Now, Bedgear announced to its retail partners that it will implement a temporary Global Freight Surcharge of $0.98 per unit on Bedgear product shipments. The surcharge will apply to orders received on or after Nov. 4. Orders received before that date will be honored under their existing terms.…
At the recent High Point Market, Ashley Furniture Industries took its bedding category to the next level with two significant developments. The first was the announcement of Ashley’s exclusive partnership with SleepEngine Pod, a small device created by Cambridge Sleep Sciences that works by delivering a scientifically developed sequence of sound waves designed to guide…
OK, the recent High Point Market wasn’t quite as dramatic as Homer’s “The Odyssey,” which chronicles the travails of Odysseus and his men as they struggle to return home. There was no Cyclops wreaking havoc, although I did hear about one nasty retailer who was throwing his weight around in a most disagreeable manner. And…
Tempur Sealy International announced that it will close its High Point manufacturing facility later this year. “We have made the difficult decision to close our High Point manufacturing facility, with production expected to end by December 31, 2026,” a company spokesman said. “The decision reflects evolving customer demand and the needs of our business.” TSI…
A memorial service for Ronald “Ron” Edward Wright, who spent years working in his family’s printing business, will be held Monday in High Point, North Carolina. Wright, 62, died Oct. 19 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem after he was involved in a three-vehicle traffic accident a day earlier in High Point, authorities…
Mark and Mike discuss all things selling luxury. Their discussion ranges from how retailers can effectively position, curate and present premium mattress products to why craftsmanship and thoughtful storytelling matter more than promotion.
Job Title: Territory Manager – Milwaukee, Wisconsin Company: Serta Simmons Bedding Location: Madison, Wisconsin Description: SSB is seeking a driven Territory Manager with a true winning mindset and strong self-leadership to join its team. The ideal candidate is a creative problem solver and strategic thinker who will strengthen our brand presence and drive profitable growth…
Job Title: Director, Digital Commerce and Customer Experience Company: NFM Location: The Colony, Texas Description: NFM is seeking a strategic, customer-focused digital commerce leader to own the performance, roadmap, continuous evolution, and growth of its ecommerce business. As Director, Digital Commerce & Customer Experience, you will be accountable for online revenue, digital business performance, customer…
Job Title: Amazon Marketplace Manager Company: Sleepyhead Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Description: As the Amazon Marketplace Manager, you will own the day-to-day performance and ongoing growth of Sleepyhead’s Amazon business. You will manage marketplace operations, advertising, product listings, inventory coordination, promotions, and reporting while identifying opportunities to expand our catalog and improve profitability. You will play…
Despite the upcoming midterm elections, as well as economic challenges like tariffs and freight issues, the energy was positive at High Point Market. The bedding industry is learning to focus on what they can control rather than external factors. Here are a few shots from around the market, from new and updated products to fun…
The mattress category continues to gain ground in High Point, with new players joining the market scene and major brands taking new permanent showrooms. The entrants, including DeRucci North America, Spring Air and SweetNight, bring the number of mattress and sleep accessories exhibitors and brands at market to more than 40, giving retailers a growing…
For years, bedding felt like the uncool sibling of the furnishings world. Most bedding accessories and mattresses were white, thread count was the go-to marketing strategy, and sleep wasn’t exactly a hot topic. For a long time, design-driven storytelling seemed to be for other furnishings and parts of the home, not bedding. Things started to…
UncleMuenkel begins a new subject: handling multiple customers. Regardless of what retail industry you are in, everyone’s been there when multiple customers show up as if they emptied a bus. This session begins with essentials, introducing three primary practices that will help handle these situations.
American Home Furniture & Mattress is immediately liquidating its two Albuquerque, New Mexico, stores and assets, according to a letter from the company to its vendor partners obtained by Bedding News Now. The retailer closed its two Santa Fe stores earlier this year when it announced it was undergoing a Chapter 11 reorganization. As part…
Diamond Mattress is expanding its investment in High Point Market with the opening of its first standalone showroom in the International Home Furnishings Center, H-638. This gives the company a significantly larger platform to showcase its growing product portfolio and represents an important step in Diamond Mattress’ continued growth and commitment to the East Coast market. “Since…
South Bay International announced that its affiliate has acquired full ownership of Englander Sleep Products, the company that owns the Englander mattress brand. Englander mattresses sold in the United States will now be manufactured by a single company, Corsicana Mattress Company, under license from Englander Sleep Products. For decades, Englander was produced in the U.S.…
Registration is now open for winter 2027 Las Vegas Market, running January 24–28 at World Market Center Las Vegas. Ahead of the show, organizers have also finalized hotel plans for a market week that overlaps with the 2026-2027 College Football Playoff National Championship. While Las Vegas will see citywide hotel compression during market week due…
Spring Air International is returning to the High Point Market this fall by showing at The Atrium on Main, 430 S. Main St., Space 205, in conjunction with its licensee Dream Well Mattress. Spring Air left the High Point Market buildings 20 years ago as interest in the category waned at this event and more…
What is Generation Z’s top retailer? No, this is not a trick question. Yes, the correct answer is Amazon. Our latest round of Consumers Insights Now research, fielded by researcher extraordinaire Dana French, offers critical insights on why Gen Z consumers love Amazon, and, more importantly for the bedding crowd, on why they love buying…
Bedding exhibitors at the High Point Market are weighing in on the issue of mattress quality, saying they are making sure the quality in their mattresses remains high. The executives are responding to comments made by Somnigroup International CEO Scott Thompson, who recently asserted that some mattress makers, including those producing luxury beds, are using…
SweetNight Innovations is showing at the High Point Market for the first time this fall, presenting its SweetNight and Novilla brands in the International Home Furnishings Center, Showroom H708. For furniture and mattress retailers, SweetNight said a High Point presence represents something increasingly important: a digitally proven sleep brand bringing established consumer demand, product innovation,…
Therapedic CEO Gerry Borreggine showed up at an industry event the other day in a jacket and a tie — and was promptly subjected to a round of teasing from his colleagues. “Where’s the funeral?” he was asked. He’s not making that mistake this market. Nor are most of his male colleagues. Casual looks are…
Therapedic Worldwide will showcase three distinctly positioned mattress collections at the fall High Point Market this week, giving retailers a versatile mix of luxury, performance and lifestyle products to fit a range of merchandising strategies. In its High Point showroom Atrium #214, Therapedic will present featured models from its newest Lloyd & Penfield, Therapedic Alternativ…
Job Title: VP, Merchandising & Brand Management Company: Ashley Digital Location: Remote Description: Ashley Digital is the direct-to-consumer arm of Ashley Furniture Industries, operating a portfolio of category-leading sleep and home brands — Nectar, DreamCloud, Awara, Siena, and Newton Baby. The VP, Merchandising & Brand Management is the single owner of what we sell, how…
Job Title: Product Development Manager Company: Thuma Location: San Franscisco Description: The Thuma team is looking to hire a Product Development Manager. This role is centered on bringing design vision to life. You will partner closely with Design, Sourcing, Merchandising, and external manufacturing partners to develop thoughtfully designed, high-quality products that align with Thuma’s aesthetic,…
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…
Bedding has been on the rise at High Point Market, with several companies recently opening standalone showrooms and highlighting innovative new product. Here’s a sampling of what you can see in High Point this week. At the core of the five-bed Reflex Collection is Molecule’s exclusive LiftCor technology, established through extensive research and development spanning…
The Wake-Up Call podcast, hosted by industry veterans Mark Quinn and Mike Magnuson, is catching the industry’s attention. Three companies — Casper, BrandSource and Imagine.io — have joined as sponsors for the weekly podcast, which is featured on Bedding News Now’s website and distributed via newsletter every Friday. “People across the mattress industry are working…
With the onset of fall, there is always a flurry of launches in the bedding category, particularly as the industry gets closer to the October edition of High Point Market, taking place Oct. 17-21. Today’s consumers are seeking bedrooms that feel personal and highly curated; bedding brands are delivering with everything from relaunching nostalgic brands…
As mattress makers gather in the Furniture Capital of the World this week for the fall edition of the High Point Market (my personal favorite), I welcome them to my hometown with good news. Things aren’t as bad in Mattressville as they look. That’s the assessment of a leading home furnishings analyst, and it’s one…
Here is the final SSDR recap of the previous four videos. SSDR is one of the most powerful techniques in immersive selling, which greatly increases conversion and average order value.
Mark and Mike explore how AI can mislead mattress shoppers by suggesting products based on unreliable information — and why the industry needs transparent, measurable product standards.
3Z Brands (3Z) has completed its 280,000-square-foot manufacturing expansion at the company’s main facility in Glendale, Arizona. The project significantly increases domestic production capacity and supports continued long-term growth across the company’s portfolio. With the expansion complete, 3Z Brands’ Arizona headquarters now encompasses 965,821 square feet of mattress manufacturing space, further reinforcing the company’s investment…
Corsicana Mattress Company will showcase four brands at High Point Market, October 17–21, 2026, at Furniture Plaza, Showroom 510. The Tommie Copper mattress collection leads as the feature line, joined by WinkBeds, Englander and American Bedding, with all four brands presented together in one showroom for the first time. “High Point is where retailers plan…
Bel Furniture will celebrate the ribbon cutting of its new San Antonio North location on Friday, October 9, 2026, marking the opening of San Antonio’s largest furniture showroom and a major expansion of the Texas-based retailer’s presence in the market. The expansive San Antonio North showroom gives customers access to an extensive selection of furniture,…
Job Title: Account Trainer Company: Avocado Green Brands Location: New York, New York Description: This role will use phone, email, texts, a CRM and other applications for establishing, building, maintaining, and growing long-term partnerships between Avocado and Strategic Retail Partners. The AM will utilize the CRM software to track and report all activities and communications.…
Job Title: Director of Real Estate Company: Mattress Firm Location: Remote Description: The Director of Real Estate is responsible for directing, coordinating and integrating the Company’s real estate portfolio strategies by successfully growing the company through negotiating leases and transactions for future Mattress Firm stores and overseeing existing store long term strategies. In this role…
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’…
Every year, the average mattress manufacturer creates between 1,000 and 2,000 samples of prototype products, the cost of which is about $2,000 per prototype. At the high end, that comes out to millions of dollars spent each year. This is the challenge that gave AI and 3D product visualization provider Imagine.io a million-dollar idea. The…
Paint and trend forecasting companies are steadily rolling out their 2027 Colors of the Year. I’ve taken a look at every Color of the Year that’s been announced (so far) and divined what it means for bedding’s near future. This year’s picks all point to a particularly interesting shift: Consumers’ definition of a neutral is…
A new report suggests that mattress retailers can best help weary shoppers by focusing on the quality of their sleep, and not just on how many hours they are sleeping. It also outlines opportunities for mattress retailers to leverage sleep data, research and education to build consumers’ trust, to highlight premium mattress features that directly…
Mark and Mike discuss why frequent mattress line changes can hurt retailers and frustrate customers — and the surefire way to make a line refresh worthwhile.
Spring Air International has appointed veteran Macy’s buyer Charles Kangethe as its new director of national accounts. In his new role, Kangethe will lead Spring Air’s national account strategy, focused on deepening relationships with current national retail partners and onboarding new large-scale accounts to bring the Spring Air brand to more consumers nationwide. “We are…
It’s no secret that the bedding industry has experienced a prolonged slowdown over the past several years. As our Editor-at-Large Dave Perry recently reported, the U.S. bedding market experienced multiple headwinds in 2025: Total market value for U.S.-produced and imported mattresses and foundations dropped 6.5%, while unit shipments fell 13.2%, according to the International Sleep…
