The bedding industry turned in a solid performance in August, with units increasing by 3.5% and the dollar value of bedding shipments rising a healthy 6.9%. The average unit price rose 3.3%, to $212.01. Those figures from the August ...
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With this report we begin a new series that looks at some intriguing findings of a new poll conducted for the National Sleep Foundation. The poll looks at several important sleep issues. We are a big fan of these Sleep in America polls, ...
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Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. applauded a mattress recycling bill that he signed into law here late last week. SB 254, backed by the International Sleep Products Assn., enjoyed bipartisan support as it moved through the legislative process in ...
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We wrap up this series of reports on Better Sleep Council research with this fascinating question: Can people train themselves to get by on less sleep? It turns out that fully 40% of consumers think that is the case, while 33% say they ...
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Two congressmen have introduced bipartisan legislation that would require the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to write a regulation covering sleep disorders, rather than issue a guidance as it is planning to do. Reps. Larry ...
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California lawmakers gave final passage Thursday to a bill to create a mattress recycling program, sending the measure to the governor's desk for review. The California State Senate voted 31-8 to approve SB254, authored by Sens. Loni ...
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The California State Assembly voted Wednesday to approve a mattress recycling bill supported by the International Sleep Products Assn. on a 63-10 bipartisan vote. SB 254 cleared a number of legislative hurdles in recent weeks and passed ...
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Top 10 bedding producer King Koil has signed a license agreement with Real Innerspring Technologies Pvt. Ltd. of New Delhi to manufacture and market King Koil-branded sleep products in India. Established in 2005, Real Innerspring ...
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Supporters of a mattress recycling bill stand amid used mattresses on the steps of the California State Capitol. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Amid a backdrop of used mattresses, supporters of a mattress recycling measure backed by the ...
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Specialty sleep producer Authentic Comfort said Eric Besner has joined the company as executive vice president of sales and marketing. Besner recently held the same position at Louisville Bedding and was previously national accounts ...
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Latex International, a producer of Talalay latex foams, has developed a new latex formulation that it says will help bedding makers cut their production costs. The company's new Controlled Thermal Reaction Latex is a patent-pending ...
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Paramount Sleep has partnered with mattress producer Dreamline Bedding, based in Cabot, Ark., to produce Paramount's Nature's Spa, HD Super Duty and Back Performance bedding lines. The partnership will expand Paramount Sleep's ...
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The bedding industry recorded solid gains in July, with units jumping 4.9% and the wholesale dollar value of bedding shipments increasing 5.9%. For the first seven months of the year, the industry solidified the tenuous gains it recorded ...
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New Therapedic India licensees Milind Pandit, left, and Syed Emtiaz Ahmed, second from right, meet with Therapedic executives Gerry Borreggine and Norman Rosenblatt.} PRINCETON, N.J. — Top 10 bedding producer Therapedic ...
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Top 15 bedding producer Englander Sleep Products has signed a license agreement with Springfield Mattress Co. in Pico Rivera, Calif., to manufacture and market Englander-branded mattresses in southern California, Arizona and Nevada. A ...