Kathryn Greene

Retailers say bedding a bright spot in Labor Day sales

In the bedding industry, holidays like Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day weekend…

Helix Sleep launches retail partnership with Cardi’s Furniture & Mattresses

In bedding retail today, some brands that started as direct-to-consumer are increasingly expanding into brick-and-mortar…

How Exclusive Furniture doubled its bedding business

Fawad Zavary never planned on getting into the furniture business. Nearly three decades ago, his…

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…