While the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends an 8:30 a.m. school start time, some have questioned if that would actually lead to more sleep...

Mattress components supplier Jomel Industries Inc. and its Jomel Seams Reasonable division have promoted two executives—Bill Smith and Lila Walker—to president. Phil Iuliano, the...

Mattress Firm, the largest specialty mattress retailer in the United States, has appointed Scott Thaler its new chief marketing officer. Thaler replaces Sicily Dickenson,...

Family-owned mattress maker Diamond Mattress has promoted two sales managers to key executive roles. Steve Anderson has been appointed vice president of business development. In...

Talalay Global, a Shelton, Connecticut-based latex supplier and finished products manufacturer, has named Scott Denton executive vice president and brand manager of its direct-to-retail...

Tempur Sealy International Inc., headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, has hired Tom Murray as senior vice president of marketing. He reports to Rick Anderson, executive...

The Better Sleep Council, the consumer-education arm of the International Sleep Products Association, conducted a survey this spring for its campaign “May Is Better...

BY JULIE A. PALM Members of the sleep products industry share the best advice they ever received to advance their careers and enrich their personal...

When hiring, you expect a candidate to come in prepared. But being prepared goes both ways. In a March 12 article on FastCompany.com, former Google...

Towaco, New Jersey-based Bäumer of America, a manufacturer and distributor of foam fabrication equipment, has named Uwe Scharfy chief executive officer. He reports to Jan...

Atlanta-based Serta Simmons Bedding LLC has doubled its manufacturing footprint in Moreno Valley, California, with the opening of a 533,000-square foot plant. The facility is...

Despite a dark and stormy day at High Point Market, retailers found enough flowers, sunshine and new products to lift their moods and freshen...

Minneapolis-based airbed manufacturer and retailer Sleep Number Corp. reported net sales of $388.6 million for the first fiscal quarter of 2018, which ended March...

Inflation played a big role in Leggett & Platt Inc.’s financial results for the first quarter of 2018, which ended March 31. Net sales of...

Smartphones can be a wonderful tool. But if you’re trying to focus or solve problems, having one nearby—even if it’s silenced or turned off—can...

One of the major causes of sleeplessness is the very thing you spend many, if not most, of your waking hours thinking about—work. A survey...

Atlanta Attachment Co., an equipment and machinery supplier to the sleep products industry, has announced the retirement of Ronnie Ford, who served as chief...

Mattress industry supplier HSM has announced the retirement of Jimmy Bush, president of the Hickory Springs division. He spent his entire 40-year career with...

Older adults generally experience changing sleep patterns as they age. In fact, a national poll by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan,...

BY BETH ENGLISH When I first started with BedTimes, I tried to get up to speed on companies and people by reading our News and...

BY GARY JAMES Whether it is selling in-store, online or to other mattress companies, the company sticks with its favored component When presented with a tough...

ISPA Releases 2017 Mattress Industry Trends Report The International Sleep Products Association (ISPA) has responded to important shifts in the bedding industry in preparing the...

The BSC and Sleep Savvy team up to create an interactive infographic to give retailers insight into consumers, generate sales The Better Sleep Council and...

ISPA news release ALEXANDRIA, VA – May 7, 2018 – To help mattress retail sales associates (RSAs) better understand today’s consumers, the Better Sleep Council...

Adjustable base supplier Customatic Adjustable Bedz, headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, has named Dan Riley to the newly created position of senior electrical and project...

Mattress producer Park Place Corp., based in Greenville, South Carolina, has hired bedding industry leader Jamie Hutchins to fill its newest position of key...

Willowbrook, Illinois-based mattress manufacturer and licensing group King Koil has added Peggy Canevit, Drew Gagnon and Michael Vidoli to its operations team and Al...