Muenkel Minutes: What is the optimal sleep surface temperature?

Despite many claiming to sleep hot, all humans sleep cold, and it’s the micro-climate they…

3 takeaways from Shoptalk 2026 for bedding retailers

Shoptalk, the world’s largest annual event on retail innovation, e-commerce and technology, took place March…

Muenkel Minutes: Why you should prepare for sleep

If it takes you a while to fall asleep, you’re losing precious hours of sleep…

What 30 years in the bedding industry has taught John Schulte

After 30 years in the sleep products industry, John Schulte, the president and CEO of…

SSB aims to ‘precede a trend’ with new high-end lines

Tim Oakhill, chief marketing officer at Serta Simmons Bedding, updates Editor-at-Large Dave Perry on new…

Muenkel Minutes: Understanding spinal alignment

What are the requirements of a proper support system? Uncle Muenkel explains that it involves…

Kids’ sleep could be a wake-up call for retailers

I recently saw a discussion on social media about whether people grew up in sleep-supportive…

Kingsdown sees key AI role in ‘year of innovation’

Frank Hood, Kingsdown’s CEO, tells Editor-at-Large Dave Perry how his company will debut consumer-facing AI…

Analyst: Housing, mattress growth not automatic

Conventional wisdom in the bedding industry holds that growth in the housing market logically translates…

How daylight saving time creates opportunity for retailers

Sunday marked two occasions, the first of which was the start of daylight saving time.…