HIGH POINT - A four-way battle for bedding supremacy is brewing in the highly competitive mattress arena.
As reported last month, Serta has unseated longtime domestic champ Sealy and now ranks as the largest U.S. bedding producer in Furniture Today's latest report Top 15 U.S. Bedding Producers. Serta earned that top spot on the heels of an 18.1% shipments gain last year, far ahead of Sealy's lackluster 1.5% growth rate that year. Sealy is No. 2 after decades as the unquestioned sales leader.
Furniture Today's ranking of the Top 15 Bedding Producers ranks companies according to 2011 U.S. wholesale bedding shipments. Returns, as well as shipments to Puerto Rico are excluded. Contract shipments are included in figures. Adjustments, including sales allowances and incentives, are also included and are reported in the notes when available.
All figures, except those of publicly held companies which break out U.S. bedding shipments as a separate line of business, and those who supply audited or accountant-verified figures, are Furniture Today market research estimates. All figures are for the 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2011 and 2010.
For the complete report, see the 18 June print issue of Furniture Today, or click here for the exclusive electronic version.
