Retail

Keith Moneymaker explains why store count doesn’t matter

Too often, members of the mattress industry conflate the number of stores with the success…

Muenkel Minutes: Feel, Felt, Found

Objections are a daily occurrence for mattress retailers, but it’s how they handle the situation…

Ortho Mattress files Chapter 11

Bedding retailer Ortho Mattress has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Van Nuys, California-based…

Muenkel Minutes: Keys to avoid confusion

Confused customers never buy. Period. In this episode, UncleMuenkel discusses three ways retailers can avoid…

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…

Muenkel Minutes: Unmasking the fear monster

While building confidence in the outcome of a sale is important, it’s equally critical that…

Muenkel Minutes: Why scripts matter

UncleMuenkel explains that the key to turning a no into a YE$ is to build…

Muenkel Minutes: The 4 whys

UncleMuenkel walks through the four “why” questions that will help retailers build confidence with their…

Americana-inspired designs continue to shape bedding 

At the tail end of 2025 (and in my first article for Bedding News Now),…