December 10 – 16, 2021
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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
MLILY Employees Prepare Stockings For Local Children’s Hospital: When patients at the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital wake from their sleep on Christmas Day, there will be colorfully decorated gift stockings at the foot of their beds, courtesy of the local employees of MLILY USA.| Sleep Retailer
Stores, Data, Experiences—5 Predictions For Retail In 2022: The biggest themes in 2022 will be some of retail’s greatest hits: the value of stores, the power of experience, and the role of data in decision-making. | INC
Spring Air Introduces New Sourcing Channels: Spring Air International has found a solution for its licensees and customers as the industry wrestles with rising costs and raw material shortages brought on by supply chain disruptions. By diversifying its vendor partners to source spring units, Spring Air is keeping production up, so it can ship product faster to its retail partners. | Sleep Retailer
Viscosoft Is Poised To Create AI Experience: Startup Viscosoft has swiftly solidified its place as an industry leader in the $1.5 billion mattress topper industry. Its next move developing and delivering an AI-driven “smart” memory foam mattress topper with integrated sensor technology. | Yahoo Finance
PureCare Grows Product Development Team: PureCare, a leading wellness-focused bedding essentials manufacturer, recently hired two industry experts to build out its product development team as part of the company’s growth strategy for the coming year. | Sleep Retailer
The Skittles Dispensing Bed Could Be Yours For $1.50: Any kid (or kid at heart) who has dreamed of eating as much candy as they like from the comfort of their comforter, Skittles has collaborated with the mattress brand Simmons to create the ultimate Skittles-dispensing bed. | Food & Wine
High Point Market Authority Refreshes Style Report: The High Point Market Authority (HPMA) recently released its biannual Style Report, meticulously refreshed to introduce a storytelling component into the product overviews. | Sleep Retailer
Major Retailers Urge Action By Congress On Online Stolen Goods Sales: The chief executives of major U.S. retailers including Target, Home Depot, Kroger, CVS Health, Autozone and Best Buy on Thursday urged Congress to take action to address the online sale of stolen, counterfeit and dangerous consumer products. | Reuters
Malouf Releases New Holiday Video: Get into the festive mood with the annual Malouf Holiday video. This year’s theme is the “Malouf Great Gingerbread Showdown.” Playing off the much-loved “Great British Baking Show,” the video shows six teams competing to build the greatest gingerbread house of all time.| Sleep Retailer
New Organic Bedding Solution Is Available From SLEEP365: The earth friendly range from SLEEP365 includes organic mattresses, pillows, toppers, organic bedding, bases, and platforms, all handmade in California using non-toxic, sustainably sourced, certified organic materials.| Digital Journal
Diamond Mattress Texas Plant Boosts Production: Increasing its production capacity by 50 percent, Diamond Mattress recently integrated three manufacturing systems at its Texas plant.| Sleep Retailer
Health, Wellness & The Science Of Sleep
8 Tricks For New Parents To Optimize Their Bedrooms For Sleep: Improve your sleep setup so you can get some shut-eye when you have a chance. | Architectural Digest
How Does Sleep Affect Weight Loss?: When we don’t get enough sleep it affects how we function and ultimately our eating habits. But can we lose calories as we sleep and how does lack of snoozing ultimately affect our appetite? | LiveScience
80% Of Gen Z Workers Say They’ve Taken A Nap On The Job: As Americans continue to work from home due to the ongoing pandemic, employees have more freedom to do other things, like take naps. Though sleeping at work may seem irresponsible to some, a recent report shows that employees who consider themselves “nappers” were 18% more likely than non-nappers to say they had gotten a promotion in the past year. | CNBC
