Thursday, August 13, 2026

UK Heatwaves Drive Surge in Wool Bedding Sales as Consumers Wake...

NEWS RELEASE SOARING temperatures have driven a sharp rise in sales for the UK’s leading natural bedding retailer Woolroom, which reported a 53% YoY growth...

HPMA Announces Andy Grammer will Perform Sunday at Fall Market

NEWS RELEASE HIGH POINT, N.C., August 10, 2026 — The High Point Market Authority (HPMA) announces multi-platinum artist Andy Grammer will be the featured performer at...

Century-Old Baker’s Main Street Furniture Going Out of Business

NEWS RELEASE GARLAND, Texas. (August 7, 2026) — After 103 years the iconic Baker’s Main Street Furniture will close permanently. Owner David Baker will retire...

Live Comfortably Commences US Mattress Pad And Protector Manufacturing

NEWS RELEASE BOCA RATON – FL (August 5, 2026). Live Comfortably, North America’s largest utility bedding manufacturer, has announced the initiation of mattress pad and...

Hot Commodity   

At a Glance Company MidWest Nonwovens Headquarters Sauget, Illinois Founded 2008 by Bryan Speight and Chris Look Ownership Privately held Employees About 100 Production locations Sauget and Indianapolis Specialty Filler for...

Latex Expands Its Reach

Natural latex—prized for its durability, elasticity, pressure relief, and breathability—has long occupied a premium niche within the mattress industry. But now, something bigger is...

‘The Wild West’

New York state legislators worked late into the night at the end of the 2026 legislative session in early June, scrambling to handle lingering...

Nightcap Q&A With Taylor Jones

As the owner of Wishbone Advisory, a boutique e-commerce and marketing consultancy, Taylor Jones spends his days delivering business results while pushing the boundaries...

Tech Guy

After college, a technology career wasn’t on Brian Fraser’s bingo card. The public policy major spent the first decade of his work life in...

Meet Your ISPA Board

At the end of December 2025, New York state agreed to postpone enforcing the restriction of certain fire-retardant materials in mattresses until mid-July—a win...

Texas Firm Wins Patent to Turn Mattress Foam Into Wallets and...

Imagine it: Recycled mattress foam transformed into in-demand products including synthetic leather products, shoe soles, or phone cases. It’s become a reality, as the U.S....

Mapping the Future

As sustainability expectations continue to evolve, industries are facing growing pressure from regulators, consumers, retailers, and other stakeholders to better understand and address the...

Safety Doesn’t Stand Still

Some of the most important work the International Sleep Products Association does for this industry happens quietly, but its impact is significant. The Sleep...

HPMA Partners with NKBA for Fall Market Keynote Event

NEWS RELEASE HIGH POINT, N.C. — August 3, 2026 — The High Point Market Authority (HPMA) announces its opening day Keynote Series event for the upcoming High...

A Few Reflections From Summer Market (With More to Come)

From relentless heat to products that came alive in action, BedTimes shares four reflections from Summer Las Vegas Market.

WithIt Offers Main Stage Streaming Ticket for “Forging Strong Leaders” Conference

NEWS RELEASE HIGH POINT, NC (July 29, 2026) – WithIt has announced that it will again offer a virtual streaming ticket option for its annual professional...

Therapedic Worldwide, Sleep International Appoint Industry Veteran to Dual-Capacity Executive Leadership...

NEW RELEASE PRINCETON, N.J. (July 23, 2026) â€“ Therapedic Worldwide and its largest licensee Sleep International have appointed John Rachid to the newly created role of chief commercial officer to accelerate the strategic growth of both...

Kingsdown Will Unveil Upgraded Natural Fusion Models At Las Vegas Market

NEWS RELEASE MEBANE, North Carolina – Luxury bedding manufacturer, Kingsdown, Inc., is unveiling performance and aesthetic enhancements to its best-selling Natural Fusion collection at the...

What Back-to-Campus Shoppers Need From Bedding Products

Dorm rooms and first apartments put bedding products into small, high-use spaces where fit, care, comfort, and value all have to be easy to understand.

King Koil Refreshes Best-Selling Xtended Life and PureBliss Collections for Summer...

NEWS RELEASE AVONDALE, Arizona â€” Leading mattress manufacturer King Koil is refreshing its top-performing luxury mattress collections, Xtended Life and PureBliss, at the Summer Las Vegas Market. Featuring enhanced cooling technologies and new comfort features and updated aesthetics,...

Spring Air Curates Las Vegas Showroom Floor With Proven Best Sellers...

NEWS RELEASE WOBURN, Massachusetts — Spring Air International, a Top 20 U.S. bedding manufacturer and widely known consumer brand, is coming to Summer Las Vegas Market with a...

Wirecutter Highlights Precision Textiles’ Expertise on Mattress Fire Barriers

NEWS RELEASE Fairfield, NJ, July 20, 2026—Precision Textiles’ expertise in mattress fire-barrier technologies and federal flammability standards was recently featured in a Wirecutter article examining the evolution of...

Registration Opens for Fall High Point Market 

NEWS RELEASE HIGH POINT, N.C., July 21, 2026 – The High Point Market Authority (HPMA) announces online registration is now open for its biannual furnishings trade show’s Fall...

Diamond Mattress Expands Innovation Across Cooling, Comfort and Youth Categories

NEWS RELEASE RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, Calif. (July 20, 2026) — Diamond Mattress will introduce new products across multiple categories at the Summer Las Vegas Market, including additions to...

MLILY Introduces Re-Engineered PowerCool Sleep System

NEWS RELEASE LAS VEGAS (July 20, 2026) — During this week’s Las Vegas Market, MLILY USA will launch the next generation of its popular PowerCool...

Saatva Named Title Sponsor of Skate America 2026 and 2027

NEWS RELEASE U.S. Figure Skating is pleased to announce that Saatva, the Restorative Luxury Sleep Company, has been named the title sponsor of Skate America 2026 and Skate America...

ISPA Report Shows Mattress Manufacturers Maintaining  Value Despite Shipment Declines

NEWS RELEASE ALEXANDRIA, VA — The International Sleep Products Association (ISPA) has released its 2026 Mattress Industry Trends Report (MITR), providing a comprehensive analysis of the U.S....

BEDGEAR Brings Award-Winning Pillow Innovation to Expanded Hybrid Mattress Collection with...

NEWS RELEASE FARMINGDALE, N.Y., July 14, 2026—BEDGEAR®, the leader in personalized sleep solutions engineered for airflow and designed to optimize recovery, today announced the expansion of...

Serta Simmons Bedding Acquires Serta Dormae Licensee Business

NEWS RELEASE Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC (SSB) is acquiring certain assets of Dormae Products, Inc., including its Serta licensee business, expanding its customer reach and...

Georgia Furniture Mart Going Out of Business

NEWS RELEASE NORCROSS, Ga. (July 13, 2026) — Georgia Furniture Mart is going out of business after furnishing homes throughout the Atlanta metropolitan area for...

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