Using a stroller might seem intuitive, but it's easy to make mistakes and even cause injury, especially while opening and closing one. The vast majority of stroller and carriage accidents result from falls. Here are some other common ...
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A new ad campaign touts the lengths that McRoskey customers will go to sleep on their McRoskey mattresses.SAN FRANCISCO - McRoskey Mattress Co. has sewn a new brand identity, one that echoes the labels that are stitched onto every one of ...
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The bedding industry posted modest gains in May, with units rising 1.3% while the dollar value of wholesale bedding shipments increased 2.0%. The International Sleep Products Assn.'s May Bedding Barometer report shows that overall ...
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Originally referred to as traditional Japanese bedding system, Futons are now seen as a part of living room furniture at most homes in various countries of the world. What is a Futon? A Futon is actually a thin mattress of tufted ...
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Divans are single beds, especially set with pillows or cushions against a wall, in your living room or guest room. The Divan beds are available in variety of styles and finishes and look great in any room with its proper upholstery. A divan ...
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The Orillia Hometown store’s mattress department features a 50-unit display, focusing on Sears Canada’s private-label Whole Home label. Martin and Angela Russell, owners of the new Sears Hometown store in Orillia, Ontario, ...
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DETROIT — To celebrate their 100th anniversaries, officials from Serta Restokraft and Gardner-White Furniture partnered to help the Motor City's Ronald McDonald House, which serves families of sick children who are undergoing hospital ...
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The International Sleep Products Assn. says it led the way in developing a new ASTM voluntary crib mattress standard, which sets a size requirement for crib mattresses and establishes a test method to confirm the size. The new standard ...
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Marks & Spencer (M&S) today publishes its latest Plan A Report which shows progress against the programme’s 180 sustainability commitments, including its stretching 2015 targets. 139 of the 180 commitments have been achieved ...
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HOUSTON — Bedding retailer Mattress Firm said sales jumped 31.5% to $276 million in the quarter ended April 30 as the company recorded incremental sales growth from scores of new and acquired stores. Profits also were up sharply, ...
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At Consumer Reports we have long cautioned about the rising and falling prices of mattresses. Little did we know that we'd experience those markups and discounts in our own mattress tests. After checking our mattress Ratings recently, a ...
Getting a good night's sleep when it's hot and sticky can be a challenge, especially if you don't have air conditioning. And your mattress matters. In Consumer Reports mattress tests, we found that some mattresses are more breathable than ...
Now we begin a new series of reports on some fascinating findings from the Better Sleep Council, the bedding industry's education arm. The BSC does consumer surveys on a regular basis to judge Americans' sentiment on a variety of sleep ...
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — It was a good week for the bedding industry on the mattress recycling front. In Connecticut, the nation's first mattress recycling bill was signed into law by Conn. Gov. Dannel Malloy. The bill, supported by the ...
The first freestanding ZZZ's by Ashley mattress store has opened here at 83 Skokie Valley Rd. A grand opening celebration is set for early June. Ashley officials say the new mattress retail concept is designed to improve the shopping ...
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