American Textile expands Georgia operations
Duquesne, Pennsylvania-based American Textile Co. has opened a 400,000-square-foot warehousing and distribution facility in Tifton, Georgia that more than doubles the company’s distribution capacity.
A...
Private equity firm Novacap acquires Kingsdown
Montreal-based private equity firm Novacap has financed the merger of Owen & Co. Ltd./Kingsdown Canada, which it added to its portfolio April 2017, with...
CDC studies poor sleep among teens
Many teens aren’t getting enough sleep. But how many?
A Jan. 26 study from the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took a look...
Sam Malouf recognized by alma mater
Sam Malouf, chief executive officer and co-founder of Malouf, with headquarters in Logan, Utah, received the Professional Achievement Award from the Jon M. Huntsman...
Elfa expands in-house design team
Textile supplier Elfa International has expanded its in-house design capabilities with the hiring of Cindy Rice as lead designer and McCall Moore as product...
Wisconsin-based Raffel Systems names Grigg to new post
Raffel Systems, a designer and manufacturer of electronic controls for furniture and bedding in Germantown, Wisconsin, has hired mattress industry veteran Neal Grigg as...
Marrero, Magliulo assume new roles at Protect-A-Bed
Chicago-based Protect-A-Bed has promoted Miguel Marrero from manager of information technology product development to director of international sales.
Mark Magliulo has moved into the manager...
Ron Bruneau heads manufacturing push at King Koil
Mattress maker and licensing group King Koil has named bedding industry veteran Ron Bruneau to the new post of executive vice president of operations.
He...
Bloomingdale’s remodels Kluft boutique
Bloomingdale’s Manhattan flagship store has redesigned and expanded its Kluft boutique to 2,000 square feet, E.S. Kluft & Co. announced.
The luxury manufacturer, which is...
Marketing Arm Group revamps website
The Marketing Arm Group LLC, based in Annapolis, Maryland, has redesigned its website, MarketingArmGroup.com.
The Marketing Arm Group site is clean and contemporary with a...
Storis releases 9.9 version of retail software
Retail software provider Storis, headquartered in Mount Arlington, New Jersey, has released Storis 9.9, the latest version of its retail software with enhanced inventory...
Benchmark your company’s performance with ISPA’s Cost Survey
How does your company’s operating and financial performance compare with mattress industry averages? Is your company as profitable as it could be? How can...
Get ready for ‘May Is Better Sleep Month’
The Better Sleep Council, the consumer-education arm of the International Sleep Products Association, is gearing up for the “May Is Better Sleep Month” campaign...
ISPA hires new vice president Marie Clarke for policy and government...
The International Sleep Products Association welcomes Marie Clarke to its team as vice president of policy and government affairs.
Clarke, an attorney, will direct the...
Japanese Baseball Hall of Famer Matsui named Tempur Sealy Japan ambassador
Tempur Sealy Japan, part of Lexington, Kentucky-based Tempur Sealy International Inc., partnered with famed Japanese baseball player Hideki Matsui for its latest Tempur-Pedic advertising...
Sleep Number teams up with NFL
Minneapolis-based Sleep Number Corp. and the National Football League have formed a multiyear partnership aimed at helping improve players’ performance by maximizing the benefits...
Online specialist Saatva offers free white-glove delivery
Online luxury mattress specialist Saatva is offering free mattress and adjustable bed delivery as part of its new white-glove delivery service.
The Saatva service also includes...
Tuft & Needle adds second, higher priced mattress
Phoenix-based boxed-bed brand Tuft & Needle has added a second model called the Mint mattress to its product suite.
The company says the new 12-inch...
Bedgear boutique opens at Mattress Warehouse
Sleep products supplier Bedgear, based in Farmingdale, New York, said retailer Mattress Warehouse has expanded its Bedgear offerings and opened a Bedgear boutique at a...
Art Van includes Natura
Retailer Art Van Furniture, based in Warren, Michigan, has added the Natura brand to its bedding floor at 123 furniture and Art Van PureSleep...
Purple adds new model
Purple Innovation Inc., maker of boxed-bed brand Purple, the first of the online boxed-bed brands to become a publicly traded company, has launched an...
Follow the leader
BY LIN GRENSING-POPHAL
How to leverage the power of retirees as mentors and coaches
Just 10 years ago, as the United States’ economy slowed to what...
Mattress Land, Kingsdown team up for private-label beds
West Coast sleep shop chain Mattress Land has selected Mebane, North Carolina-based mattress manufacturer Kingsdown to produce its existing 14-model private-label SleepFit brand of...
Brooklyn Bedding develops mattress collection for Furniture First buying group
Phoenix-based mattress manufacturer and retailer Brooklyn Bedding has developed a mattress collection in partnership with the Furniture First buying group.
The good-better-best assortment is designed...
McRoskey makes pop-up permanent
San Francisco mattress manufacturer and retailer McRoskey Mattress Co., which opened a pop-up store in San Rafael, California, in November 2017, has decided to...
PureCare moves to Phoenix
Sleep accessories supplier PureCare has moved its headquarters to a new 120,000-square-foot facility in Phoenix.
The company’s former home base in Fairfield, New Jersey, was...
Harrison Spinks invests in wire-drawing plant
Luxury bed manufacturer Harrison Spinks, with headquarters in Leeds, England, has invested $2.5 million in a new wire-drawing facility at British Steel’s campus in...
Southerland making line of Intellibed mattresses
Mattress maker Southerland Inc., based in Nashville, Tennessee, has inked a deal with vertically integrated Intellibed, headquartered in Salt Lake City, to produce and...
ISPA EXPO 2018 mattress components and machinery slideshows
Photos Bert VanderVeen
Yes, "Mother Natural" went a little wild at the Jones Nonwovens booth (right). Sometimes things get out of hand at ISPA EXPO....
Latexco aids Quick-Step Floors Cycling Team
Latex and foam supplier Latexco NV, with world headquarters in Tielt, Belgium, is sponsoring the Quick-Step Floors Cycling Team, a World Tour cycling team...
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