Muenkel Minutes: Task & Tease

Bouncing back and forth between customers is a lot like juggling spinning plates on poles.…

What does it take to sell a mattress in 2026?

It’s no secret that the bedding industry has experienced a prolonged slowdown over the past…

October Odyssey: A brisk journey through market’s Mattress Maze

OK, the recent High Point Market wasn’t quite as dramatic as Homer’s “The Odyssey,” which…

Muenkel Minutes: Positioning and excusing yourself

UncleMuenkel gets into some meaningful ways that retail sales associates can position and excuse themselves…

Max Humphrey on how designers are changing the bedding business

For years, bedding felt like the uncool sibling of the furnishings world. Most bedding accessories…

Muenkel Minutes: Primary practices

UncleMuenkel begins a new subject: handling multiple customers. Regardless of what retail industry you are in,…

Mattress quality comments draw reactions

Bedding exhibitors at the High Point Market are weighing in on the issue of mattress…

Retail Roundup: Bedding brands tap nostalgia, designer collaborations

With the onset of fall, there is always a flurry of launches in the bedding…

There is good news in Mattressville as market dawns

As mattress makers gather in the Furniture Capital of the World this week for the…

Muenkel Minutes: Final recap of SSDR

Here is the final SSDR recap of the previous four videos. SSDR is one of…