When Jeff Love, founder and CEO of U.S. Assets, purchased 27 Art Vans, Love's Furniture and Mattress was born. And then it pretty much died. Read More
Cook some spaghetti, shove it into a thin rectangular container and place it in the refrigerator overnight. Dump the pasta onto the countertop. Read More
On the hit TV show Friends, there’s a well-known scene where Rachel, Ross, and Chandler try to carry a sofa up a flight of stairs and Ross keeps screaming “PIVOT, PIVOT, PIVOT!” when they try to round a corner. In the end, the frustrated trio ends up getting the sofa stuck in the stairwell, and scenarios like this are one reason king-size box springs really don’t exist. Read More
Last year, you probably wouldn’t have predicted a toilet paper shortage, or that a global pandemic would create a spike in the mattress business. But that’s what went down. Read More
What’s the top profit driver for Walmart? It’s not bicycles or big-screen TVs. It’s [gulp] mattresses and furniture. Read More
Is sleep fitness the next frontier for the mattress industry? Eight Sleep is betting a big chunk of its latest $40 million funding round that sleep fitness is going to be more than a fad—it’s a movement. Read More
A book that was written to help mattress and furniture retailers attract more foot traffic and build a meaningful brand has become a number one Amazon bestseller in multiple categories, including retail industry.
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Back in 2018, a group of countries led by Vietnam was importing approximately 8,000 mattresses into the United States. But when that number grew to 4.2 million the very next year, the mattress industry took notice. Read More
One in 59 children is diagnosed with autism in the U.S., and autism spectrum disorder is one of the fastest-growing developmental disorders in the country—more common than childhood cancer, diabetes and AIDS combined. Read More
One of the reasons Apple is so successful is because the company listens to its customers wants and needs. And monthly software updates that fix all sorts of bugs and glitches are the proof in the pudding. Read More
In 2020, luxury bedding became a $2.3 billion dollar industry—and that’s just luxury. Now, that may not seem like a huge slice of the pie compared to the $74 billion the mattress industry was valued at last year. But if you can capitalize on that significant chunk, there’s quite a bit of opportunity. Read More
In an exclusive survey, The FAM polled the mattress industry to find out how many retailers, manufacturers, and suppliers who normally head to Vegas are going April 11th. Read More
