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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

Mattress Maker Stocks Sink On Signs Of Weak Memorial Day Sales: Shares of mattress makers took a dive Wednesday, after Wedbush analyst Seth Basham said he has seen signs suggesting Memorial Day sales came up short. That “negative” sales weekend came despite what Basham said in a pre-weekend note were signs of “incremental promotional intensity” and “outsized discounting.” | MarketWatch

Spring Air Holds First Manufacturing Summit For Domestic Licensees: Spring Air International gathered the senior leadership of its domestic licensees for its first ever manufacturing summit, with a focus on sharing best practices in production, efficiency and standards throughout the organization. | Sleep Retailer

After a Bumper 2021, Companies Might Struggle to Increase Profits: In 2021, profits for companies in the S&P 500 were up 70% from 2020. An analysis of over 2,000 publicly traded companies found that most of them increased sales faster than expenses. As a result, profit margins rose well above the pre-pandemic average—delivering an estimated $200 billion in additional operating profits. Now these trends are starting to reverse. | New York Times

Bedding Industries of America Receives Greenguard Gold Certification for Natural Dreams Line: Bedding Industries of America has received Greenguard Gold certification for its Natural Dreams mattresses. This is the second BIA mattress line to receive Greenguard Gold certification, further positioning the company as a leader in sustainable mattress production. | Sleep Retailer

What Consumers Fragmented Purchase Path Means For Bedding Retailers: Engaging consumers well before they’ve begun to consider a mattress purchase and remaining engaged after that purchase has never been more important, according to participating retailers in the Bedding Conference panel on consumer shopping habits. | Furniture Today

Harrison Spinks Wins RoSPA Silver Award For Health And Safety: Harrison Spinks is celebrating its safety achievements after securing an internationally recognized award for demonstrating high health and safety standards within the workplace. | Sleep Retailer

The Running List Of Major Retail Deals: The number of deals within the retail industry has been on the rise in recent years. But we’ve also witnessed a number of deals that have fallen apart. From IPOs and acquisitions, to de-SPAC transactions and minority investments, here’s a list of major deals from 2021 to present. | Retail Dive

Malouf Reveals Updates To Salt Flat Website: Malouf Home has released exciting new updates to SaltFlatHome.com, as the furniture line continues to gain popularity with the company’s retail partners. The refreshed site has enhanced detail pages for best-selling products to better communicate the unique characteristics of each piece.| Sleep Retailer

Will Buy Now, Pay Later Dominate Future Retail Sales?: With prices on products rising, people may find their credit card balances and interest payments growing along with inflation. Financial institutions and merchants in recent years have been expanding the use of buy now, pay later programs for consumers that have been gaining in popularity. | The Street

Diamond Mattress And Sit ‘n Sleep Launch Cloudtech Collection: Diamond Mattress has partnered with Sit ’n Sleep on one the most successful mattress collections for both companies. Cloudtech, the new five-model mattress line, has exceeded expectations and become an instant top seller in its first 90 days. | Sleep Retailer

U.S. Retailers’ Ballooning Inventories Set Stage For Deep Discounts: Major U.S. retailers that recently scrambled to restock shelves amid product shortages recently disclosed that their stores are now packed with too much merchandise, and some are even doing what was unthinkable just a few months ago: discounting unsold goods. | Reuters

Summer 2022 Las Vegas Market Expands Bedding Resources: Las Vegas Market is the opportunity of the summer for buyers to source fresh product across the home furnishings spectrum. Nearly 600 bedding, furniture and home décor resources – including some 24 new, expanded and relocated showrooms – will be at the Summer 2022 edition. |Sleep Retailer

Breaking From The DTC Playbook, Article Puts Profit Over Growth: With just a small amount of what it calls “friends and family” investments, the company has largely worked within its own cash flow and kept its marketing expenses “proportionate with its revenue.” That slow-and-steady approach stands in stark contrast to many other DTC players that continue to lose money as they push to expand their businesses. | Business of Home

Corsicana Delivers Value Segment Solutions For BrandSource: Corsicana Mattress Company has created a comprehensive program with BrandSource to support its value bedding segment by adding the company’s Sleep Inc. and American Bedding line-ups. | Sleep Retailer

Health, Wellness & The Science Of Sleep

5 Common Morning Habits That Actually Ruin Your Sleep: Your a.m. routine could be having a big impact on your Zzzs. Here’s a list of what you should avoid, including: drinking too much caffeine, not exposing yourself to natural light, and more. | Huffington Post

Review Finds Cannabis Treatment for Sleep Disorders Warrants Further Investigation: A review published in Nature and Science of Sleep found promising results of cannabinoid medicine on sleep disorders in several studies, which was a sign to the authors that further research to explore this relationship would be helpful in this field.| AJMC

Warmer Nights Caused by Climate Change Take a Toll on Sleep: A massive data crunch reveals how much sleep people across the planet could lose by the end of the century. | Inside Climate News

Study: Restricted Sleep Increases Some Symptoms of Migraine: Using a transcranial magnetic stimulation method, researchers have found that reduced sleep alters central nervous inhibition from GABAergic and dopaminergic mechanisms differently in individuals with migraines versus those without. | Pharmacy Times