Snooze News Weekly | May 15 – 21, 2020
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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
- The Atlanta and Las Vegas summer markets have been officially shifted to August. Get the full scoop from Sleep Retailer. And read Business of Home’s take here.
- Investors are digging Ettitude, a new bamboo bedding and sleep-wear company. Learn more from TechCrunch.
- Congrats to PureCare, which earned its 4th consecutive women’s choice award. Read on at Sleepretailer.com.
- NPR talks coronavirus retail sales plunges here and Barron’s talks about April retail sales numbers in this article.
- Nationwide Marketing Group’s inaugural furniture market drew 1600 attendees. Read the full story from Sleep Retailer.
- Furniture World recaps IMC’s virtual spring market.
- Malouf is working to help its retail partners by bolstering its supply chain department. More details at Sleepretailer.com.
- Americas Mattress of Colorado is offering its customers a unique incentive by finding ways to help shoppers show their support for local business. Full press release here from PR Newswire.
- Stuart Carlitz, president & CEO of Eclipse International spoke out in support of the anti-dumping petitioners and domestic manufacturers as a whole. Read his full statement at Sleepretailer.com
- Forbes thinks the worst might be yet to come for Bed, Bath and Beyond.
- The USITC is moving forward with anti-dumping investigations on mattresses imported from several asian countries in addition to China. The American Mattress Alliance commented on this decision. | Sleep Retailer
- NBC News reported on some of the ways the coronavirus pandemic may alter the retail experience forever.
- King Koil is rolling out a bold mattress stimulus package for retailers. We wrote about this unique program at Sleepretailer.com.
- CNBC covered the rise of stocks this week, what they might mean and what to watch now.
- Southerland rolled out safety guidelines for retailers looking to reopen. | Sleep Retailer
Science & Fun Stuff
- NPR answered coronavirus questions about sleep, social shaming and remdesivir.
- Healthline wonders: should you drink milk before bed?
- According to Study Finds, sleep divorces are on the rise!
- Wired has advice for how to sleep when (it feels like) the world is falling apart.
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