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Casper’s chief sales officer says new sleep shop concept in California is ‘sleep store of the future’

With 66 Casper retail stores and one outlet store across the U.S., the company has…

The strategic value of attending cross-industry conferences

Choosing which conferences to attend each year can feel like a prolonged game of chess.…

Puffy continues brick-and-mortar retail push as it plans to launch Puffy 2.0

Many online direct-to-consumer mattress companies made a big move into brick-and-mortar stores over the past…

How Covid forced TSI’s strategic acquisition of Mattress Firm

Even before the pandemic, our shopping districts and malls were being transformed dramatically — largely…

How to use streamlined financing to boost your mattress sales

In today’s competitive mattress market, offering attractive financing options can be a game-changer. It not only expands your…

Boise Mattress owner Steve Houk gets real about the mattress industry

In the last BedEd Now video of the year, Boise Mattress owner Steve Houk talks…

A brief thank you from Bedding News Now

January will mark one year since Bedding News Now officially launched its first newsletter, and…

The Mattress Store tackles unique challenges with optimism

One of the most interesting things about mattress retail is the people who take it…

Wildcat Mattress’ Robert Workman talks selling massage chairs alongside mattresses

Robert Workman, president of Wildcat Mattress & Massage Chairs in Nicholasville, Kentucky, talks about how…

How to prepare for the annual disruption in productivity and mitigate ‘festive fallout’ 

It never ceases to amaze me how fast life gets at this time of year.…