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Nationwide’s Orlando PrimeTime Highlights Outdoor Category

With 2022 already nearly halfway in the books, Nationwide Marketing Group has its sights set on creating a memorable and engaging experience at its August PrimeTime show — one that will put the outdoor category in the center spotlight. Read More

The Furniture Today Bedding Conference with the Foam Sommelier

What is a foam sommelier? It’s a great question and... Read More

How Are You Helping Customers Get A Better Night’s Sleep?

Check out The FAM’s “The Sleep Store of the Future” report to learn more about how you become an RSA that’s also a consumer’s source for sleep knowledge. Read More

ISPA Board Appoints 3 New Board Members

The International Sleep Products Association announces that Hank Little, president of Atlanta Attachment Co. Inc., will serve as the new chair of the ISPA Board of Trustees. Read More

Ray’s Ramblings: Are We On The Verge Of Another Recession?

For my money, when nothing else makes sense, it’s time to utilize a bit of abductive reasoning. Read More

Part Three: Retail Turnover: What Americas Silver Tsunami Means for the Furniture Industry

For years, retail sales associates have been looked down upon—with people calling the position a dead-end job that no one can make a career out of. Read More

The Secret Code for ‘Health’ in America Should Matter to Mattress Retailers

Ray Kinsley puttered around town in a pearl Buick with a blue top. He drove my grandma to the senior center for lunch each day and to church on Sundays. Read More

How to Fight Inflation and Keep Selling

Inflation. It’s now a household word. Pre-2020, few people knew... Read More

3 Mattress Industry Insiders Weigh in on Importance of Memorial Day

If you haven’t started planning Memorial Day, don’t worry, there’s still time. With the holiday coming up in just over a month, The FAM reached out to a few mattress industry executives to see if the holiday is still important and talk about how it’s marketed in the industry. Read More

Ray’s Ramblings: Home Is Where The Money Is

Some words are just better than others when it comes to evoking strong feelings and emotions. Read More

New Mattress Shop Finds Success as “Complete Sleep Boutique”

Sometimes the craziest-sounding ideas are the ones that lead to the most success—like quitting your teaching job to open a mattress business during a global pandemic. Read More

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Nationwide’s Orlando PrimeTime Highlights Outdoor Category

With 2022 already nearly halfway in the books, Nationwide Marketing Group has its sights set on creating a memorable and engaging experience at its August PrimeTime show — one that will put the outdoor category in the center spotlight. Read More

Dos Marcos Show

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The Furniture Today Bedding Conference with the Foam Sommelier

What is a foam sommelier? It’s a great question and we are... Read More

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