May 6 – 12, 2022
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In The News
RH Bets on Retail, and Its Luxe New San Francisco Gallery Is Here to Prove It | The 80,000-square-foot pleasure dome features an atelier, two wine bars and a first look at RH Contemporary | Architectural Digest
King Koil Partners With Orlando-Area Boys & Girls Club | The program will provide more than 100 children with “a look into the future” of the opportunities they will have by focusing on STEM studies in school. | Sleep Retailer
Retail Tech Funding Drops 11% | With the exception of store management technology, overall retail tech investment activity cooled during the first quarter. | Retail Dive
Precision Textiles FR Solution Certified By The USDA | The company’s family of IQ FIT Glass Free and IQ FIT Contour products have been certified as bio-based products through the USDA’s BioPreferred Program. | Sleep Retailer
Why Klarna Is Introducing Virtual Shopping Feature To Retailers | Klarna, the buy now pay later brand, is on a mission to make shopping online just as fun as buying in stores. The company is rolling out a new “virtual shopping” feature to its retail partners. | AdAge
Outward Welcomes Nearly 170 Companies To Aperture Platform | The Aperture Platform is a real-time automated photography system that uses AI and computer vision to replace traditional methods of product photography.| Sleep Retailer
DTC Furniture Brand Burrow Plots 10 New Stores | After opening its first store back in 2018, Burrow is making a big push into brick and mortar. The newest store will give customers the ability to see soon-to-launch products before they’re available online. | Retail Dive
Five Myths About The Death Of Retail | Retail is a dynamic sector that is going through major changes that require stores to stay agile to survive. But is retail dead? This Forbes contributor says no. | Forbes
Nationwide Marketing Group Offers Enhanced Website Experience with centerpoint | Centerpoint connects retailers’ point-of-sale data with their websites, giving shoppers real time insight into product inventory and pricing information. | Sleep Retailer
Health, Wellness & The Science Of Sleep
Why Little Kids’ Sleep Is So Wild | Ever wondered why little kids move so much in their sleep? One writer went to the experts to learn why. | New York Times
How Much Sleep Do You Really Need To Maintain A Healthy Weight? | It’s no secret that sleep plays a huge role in our overall health, but when it comes to maintaining a healthy weight, how much sleep do we actually need? In a new study currently being presented at the European Congress on Obesity, researchers just got closer to the answer. | MindBodyGreen
Boston Ranked Among Most Sleep-Deprived Cities In United States | It turns out Boston is the city that never sleeps, not New York City, according to a new study. Researchers found that the most sleep-deprived cities in the country were: Boston, Las Vegas, Baltimore, Denver and Seattle. | WHDH