Kathryn Greene

Avocado co-CEO discusses the brand’s push into brick and mortar

Avocado Green Brands was founded as a direct-to-consumer mattress brand in 2016. But by the…

How Mattress Express is adjusting to shifting consumer behavior

For Kevin Fear, president and CEO of Mattress Express, today’s retail landscape isn’t without its…

When sales holidays become sales months, is the bedding industry selling itself short?

What does the Fourth of July have to do with a pillow top? Why does…

Why the bedding industry is looking backward to move forward

The American appetite for nostalgia has long been a powerful force in its culture. But…

Retailers remain optimistic despite mixed Fourth of July results

The Fourth of July has historically been an important holiday for the bedding industry. It…

From waterbeds to whole home: City Furniture becomes City Home

Before it was City Furniture, the Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based retailer was Waterbed City. In 1971,…

Beware the zombie summer shopper

Retailers spend lots of time analyzing foot traffic. Is it up, down or flat? How…

HOM Furniture adapts to a changing bedding market

HOM Furniture is one of the largest furniture retailers serving customers in the Upper Midwest,…

Jacksonville Bedding, Mattresses & More opens 2nd store

Jacksonville, Florida, is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States, measuring 840…

How Heritage Sleep’s Jordan Beck wants to help independent retailers

Jordan Beck never envisioned himself joining his family’s bedding business. But the fifth-generation family member…