King Koil is making another major product presentation here, unveiling a new iMattress2 series, a redesigned Laura Ashley collection and an expanded Perfect Contour line with latex-centric models. The Willowbrook, Ill.-based bedding ...
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The bedding industry posted modest gains in June, with units increasing 2.3% and the wholesale dollar volume of bedding shipments rising by 3.5%. But the June Bedding Barometer report, issued by the International Sleep Products Assn., ...
The International Sleep Products Assn. will update the industry on recent mattress recycling developments at a meeting here Tuesday, July 30. The session is set for 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the World Center Forum, on the 16th floor of Building ...
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Rhode Island has become the second state to enact a mattress recycling program. The state's governor, Lincoln Chafee, signed the bill into law this week. Neighboring Connecticut recently became the first state to adopt mattress recycling ...
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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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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Rhode Island Senate approved mattress recycling legislation this week on a 37-0 vote. The legislation is the result of months of negotiations between legislators in the state and officials of the International Sleep ...
Dany Sfeir PLANO, Texas — Specialty sleep producer Dormeo Octaspring has hired former Tempur-Pedic executive Dany Sfeir as its chief marketing officer for North American operations, a new position. Sfeir has more than 20 years of ...
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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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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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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 ...
Ryan Trainer, president of the International Sleep Products Assn., urges conference attendees to contact their elected officials when asked to lobby for industry-supported recycling measures. CHANDLER, Ariz. -States around the country are ...
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Boyd ST. LOUIS - Furniture Brands International has entered into a licensing agreement that will allow Boyd Specialty Sleep to market mattresses and other sleep products under several of FBI's well known brands. Boyd will offer sleep ...
The Connecticut Senate gave overwhelming approval this week to a mattress recycling bill supported by the International Sleep Products Assn. The bill, which authorizes an industry-led non-profit organization to create and run a mattress ...
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When Anita Mahaffey set out to make some of the coolest pajamas in the world, finding a great name for her company was the easy part. She called it Cool-jams. Mahaffey’s business plan was an immediate hit. Sales and profits have ...
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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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