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 ...
Tags: Sleeping, Bedding Industry
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 ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, mattress
CHANDLER, Ariz. - Two furniture stores and a bedding specialist were honored as Retail Giants of Bedding at Furniture/Today's biggest-ever Bedding Conference here earlier this month. Click here to see photos of Bedding Conference social ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, Bedding
Whether you’re looking for a new roommate or trying to get rid of an old mattress, you have to love Craigslist. Where else can you both find a date and free firewood? Of course, there’s plenty of cheap office furniture for ...
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CHANDLER, Ariz. - In the early 2000s, bedding retailer Nelson Bercier didn't bother to evaluate the business practices that were successful and the ones that needed some work. His statement probably surprised attendees at ...
Tags: Retailer, Bedding, Light Industry
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 ...
Tags: Mattress, Recycling Measures, ISPA
May 15, 2013 — In a two-year field test, scientists from the Hohenstein Institute in B?nnigheim/Germany have proven the effectiveness of a new type of dust mite protection mattress developed by the institute. 20 people suffering from ...
Tags: Textile
Nature Relax, a leading innovative home textile company based in Chicago, announced a new line of luxury Aloe Vera infused bedding products on their website. Providing the ultimate comfort during sleep with the added benefit of the ...
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Tempur-Pedic International and Ashley Furniture HomeStores owners are donating more than 500 Tempur-Pedic mattresses to families in New York and New Jersey affected by Hurricane Sandy. The American Red Cross and other charitable ...
Tags: Tempur-Pedic, Daily Use
Newborns who sleep in the same bed as their parents are five times more likely to die suddenly than those who sleep in a separate crib, according to a new study published in a British medical journal. The study, which looked at 1,472 cases ...
Tags: Infants Sleep, bed
A sleeper sofa can be anything from a full size sofa to an over-sized chair which can be transformed to a bed to accommodate guests because of a spring-mounted sleeper hidden underneath the seat. Also known as sleepers, a sleeper sofa is ...
Tags: Living Room Sofa, Sleeper Sofa
In a two-year field test, scientists from the Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim/Germany have proven the effectiveness of a new type of dust mite protection mattress developed by the institute. 20 people suffering from a house dust ...