April 15 – 21, 2022
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Each week, we find, curate and share the most relevant bedding and mattress news stories from across the web. Check out what we’re reading and writing about this week.
In The News
Spring Air Names Charlie Torrez Director Of Sales: Bringing more than 10 years of bedding industry experience from senior roles at Mattress Firm and Intellibed, Torrez will play a key role in the development of the national brand’s sales strategy and its training and development program. | Sleep Retailer
Bed Bath & Beyond Earnings Plunge: Bed Bath & Beyond ended 2021 on a particularly sour note, as its recent fourth-quarter earnings report revealed. With business conditions expected to remain challenging, Bed Bath & Beyond’s turnaround effort may be dead on arrival. | Motley Fool
Corsicana Sees Uptick In Hospitality Market Demand: Its copper infused Copper ProTech mattress in particular is catching the eye of hotel buyers. | Sleep Retailer
Retail Sales Rose .05% in March: Consumers continued to spend in March even as inflation rose to its highest level since late 1981, according to government data released on Thursday, April 14. | CNBC
EVP Kobylarczyk To Keep Leading MLILY: MLILY USA recently announced that Executive Vice President Glenn Kobylarczyk will assume the duties of president while retaining his current role and title. The company is not seeking to fill the president position at this time.| Sleep Retailer
This Ukrainian Brand Is Making Bedding That Symbolizes Ocean Escape: The topography of Odessa – once a popular resort town on the coast of the Black Sea – is what inspired Ishchenko and Eteri Saneblidze to launch Sea Me in 2015. Learn more about the founder’s story. | British Vogue
Raymour & Flanigan Recently Added Ghostbed’s Venus Williams Line To Its Floors: GhostBed, an online mattress retailer and manufacturer of boxed beds, is launching its Venus Williams mattress collection, as well as its GhostBed collection, nationwide at Top 100 furniture retailer Raymour & Flanigan. | Sleep Retailer
How Do You Put A King Size Bed In A Small Room: Wondering how to decorate with a king size bed in a small room? Go big with your bed without compromising on style, with savvy styling tips to pack your small space with unwind appeal. | Real Homes
Ashley Opens Several New Locations: In March, Ashley celebrated the opening of several new stores: one 38,000 sq. ft. showroom in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, a 21,000 sq. ft. Ashley Furniture HomeStore location in Nairobi and a third 2,136 sq. ft. location in Surabaya, Indonesia which is situated inside Galaxy Mall, Surabaya. | Sleep Retailer
Health, Wellness & The Science Of Sleep
4 Ways To Sleep Better When You Travel: Are you back to traveling for work and/or pleasure? Here’s how to get better sleep when you travel, according to sleep experts. | Forbes
Have You Heard Of Safe Sleep?: If you’re a parent or grandparent of a young child, here’s a question for you – what type of environment is your baby sleeping in? It’s estimated that 3,500 infants die every year in the U.S. due to sleep-related deaths. Safe sleep is the term used to describe the ideal sleeping situation every baby should be in from the time they’re born until they’re a year old. | Health News Hub
A Comprehensive Guide To Children’s Mental Health & Sleep: Are you aware of how a mental health concerns may be impacting your child’s sleep? Whether your kid is 3 or 14, it’s important to intervene as early as you can. Be a resource, provider, and trusted adult.| Sleepopolis
