Serta put together another stellar performance in 2012 with 26.7% sales growth, solidifying its position as the nation's No. 1 bedding producer. Sealy, which saw its shipments rise a more modest 7.4%, remained in the No. 2 position, ...
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The wholesale dollar value of bedding shipments increased 8.5% in April and bedding units jumped 10.7% that month, the International Sleep Products Assn. reported. But that strong performance was not enough to pull ...
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In a deal involving two Top 15 bedding brands, Symbol Mattress has agreed to acquire Englander licensee Fraenkel in an asset purchase agreement subject to the completion of due diligence, Symbol officials said. They said the ...
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Bedding's biggest producers are introducing their new flagship mattress lines at this week's High Point Market. Bedding buyers will have plenty of new models to choose from. Sales leader Serta is showing its new flagship Perfect Sleeper ...
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The bedding industry took a dismal turn in February, with units declining 7.4% and the dollar value of wholesale shipments dropping 6.7%. For the first two months of the year, units are down 3.9% while dollars are down 3.2%, according to ...
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Tempur-Pedic's Mark Sarvary, left, and Sealy's Larry Rogers sit on a Sealy Posturepedic mattress at Sealy's headquarters in Archdale, N.C. ARCHDALE, N.C. — Tempur-Pedic's acquisition of Sealy, which creates a $2.7 billion global ...
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The mattress industry will record a 4% gain in unit shipments this year, while the wholesale value of those shipments will jump by 6.8%. Those are the predictions of Furniture/Today's Consensus Bedding Forecast, which reflects the views ...
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LAS VEGAS — Officials with the Specialty Sleep Assn. said the group's recent showing at a new home in the World Market Center here was a big success. The SSA moved up to the 15th floor of Building C to open its new The Future of ...
Emirates Fibre, a subsidiary of bedding material producer Safetex Group, recently commissioned its polyester staple fibre (PSF) plant. Emirates Fibre hopes to cater to demand from the domestic market and the region. “The US$ 10 ...
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LAS VEGAS - Top 15 bedding producers say they will be using new products, programs and promotions to drive business this year. The producers, responding to a question posed by Furniture/Today, revealed their growth plans for 2013. They ...
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Furniture Today's 2013 Retail Planning Guide includes our economic analyses of the year that was 2012 and our outlook for 2013. The exclusive 49-page issue and report includes: Economic Outlook - A detailed look at 2012 furniture and ...
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Innerspring mattress unit shipments declined in September, but the bedding industry still managed to record a 1.9% gain in unit shipments that month because of a gain in specialty sleep. The dollar value of shipments ...
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HIGH POINT - Traffic has been spotty in mattress showrooms, but bedding producers are reporting some market successes. "This market is so busy," said Gary Fazio, CEO of Simmons. "This is my fifth High Point Market at Simmons and my visual ...
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HIGH POINT - Interest in gel bedding remains on the upswing, bedding producers report. Gel beds at all price points are attracting attention in mattress showrooms across the market here. Senior bedding executives, watching the activity, ...
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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 ...
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