Snooze News Weekly | March 5 – 11, 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 this week.
News
NEW ISSUE ALERT: The latest issue of Sleep Retailer hit the streets last month. Read it as web stories here or in the digital issue format (a PDF) here.
- WithIt is holding its 2021 conference online. Get the scoop at Sleepretailer.com.
- Hemp Industry Daily wrote about how rampant sleeplessness and stress are creating opportunities for CBD and marijuana brands.
- Malouf unveiled a new website—maloufhome.com. Learn more about the brand’s expansion from sleep to the broader home category from Sleep Retailer.
- Bed, Bath and Beyond is making a comeback. | Fortune
- Diamond Mattress recently relaunched Royal Sleep Products. Get the scoop from Sleep Retailer.
- Las Vegas Market is reporting a surge in pre-registrations for its April market. Home Accents Today covered the story.
- Naturepedic urges the removal of pthalates from crib mattresses. | Sleepretailer.com
- Globe Street wrote about how the rise in ecommerce helped retail outperform pandemic expectations.
- Pleasant Mattress has a new plant manager. Read about it at Sleepretailer.com
- The Chicago Tribute shared this story explaining what an innerspring mattress is. Do you agree with their description?
- Shifman named its salesperson of the year. Get the full update from Sleep Retailer.
- Bed-In-A-Box recently celebrated its 15th anniversary with a record-setting customer satisfaction rating. Read the full press release from PR Newswire.
- Corsicana developed a new charitable initiative to celebrate its 50 years in business. | Sleep Retailer
- Well + Good rounded up this list of best sleep masks.
- MLILY is expanding it PowerCool lineup. We’ve got the details at Sleep Retailer.
- Furniture Today blogged about mattress recycling.
- Eclipse International signed its 80th licensee. Congrats! | Sleep Retailer
- With the pandemic’s end *potentially* in sight, Retail Dive wonders what the post-COVID retail playbook might be.
- Tempur Pedic named Mattress Firm its top retailer. Read all about it at Sleepretailer.com.
Science & Fun Stuff
- Sleep issues are a long-term side effect of concussions. Read more from WebMD.
- Dictionary.com announced new pandemic-era words that it has added to its lexicon—sleep hygiene and doomscrolling made the list—among others. We’re wondering when COVID-somnia will too.
- According to a report from Nature.com, exercise improves slow-wave sleep by increasing slow-wave stability.
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