Dave Perry

Pilot’s last flight teaches lessons about life

It was pilot Ron Wright’s last earthly flight. And it teaches us life lessons. The…

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…

Mattress quality comments draw reactions

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

There is good news in Mattressville as market dawns

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

Report finds retail opportunities to focus on sleep quality

A new report suggests that mattress retailers can best help weary shoppers by focusing on…

In sea of fashion, luxury mattress ads shine 

I was looking through The Wall Street Journal’s magazine the other day when I got…

Blind Retail channel poses big problem for industry

The mattress industry faces a surprisingly large — and largely hidden — problem. The fast-growing…

Retired exec Kevin Damewood embarks on writing adventure

Retired mattress executive Kevin Damewood was playing around with AI the other day when he…

Molecule’s brick-and-mortar push

Molecule executive Mike Juoni tells Editor-at-Large Dave Perry why his brand is now focusing on…

Adaptiv Sleep aims to solve retailers’ needs

Editor-at-Large Dave Perry talks to Adaptiv Sleep CEO Greg Jent about why the new retail-designed…