Bedding
Furniture/Today's Bedding Update 2005
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Furniture|Today's coverage of the bedding industry during the April High Point market period addressed several key issues facing the industry. Among the topics covered in reporting by Executive Editor David Perry were: the Chinese bedding threat, mattress flammability, the fast-developing visco-elastic foam category, the continuing rise of specialty sleep, and key new product development trends. In addition, Furniture|Today profiled nine up-and-coming bedding producers, and also examined the innovative sales strategies of four savvy bedding retailers. This package of stories provides a comprehensive summary of key bedding developments as the industry heads into its peak sales season this summer and fall. |
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Abstract: This special 16-page report takes a comprehensive look at bedding suppliers, producers, retailers and consumers. Contents include -- Retail distribution survey. - Top 25 U.S. bedding retailers. - Top 12 U.S. bedding producers. - Vibrant Visco. - Foamex redefines foam. - Kingsdown stands apart. - Sealy, Simmons set FR bedding lines. - Hobson shares passion for cricket - 10 things I learned from Roy Unger |
Consumer Buying Trends, Bedding Distribution – Alternative Channels
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Based on responses were received from 905 consumer households that purchased in 2002 or planned to purchase in 2003 master bedroom, youth bedroom and/or other adult bedroom furniture, this report extracts relevant data to look at characteristics of consumers buying bedding at alternative channels. |
Consumer Buying Trends, Bedding Distribution – Specialty Retailers
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Based on responses were received from 905 consumer households that purchased in 2002 or planned to purchase in 2003 master bedroom, youth bedroom and/or other adult bedroom furniture, this report extracts relevant data to look at characteristics of consumers buying bedding at specialty stores. |
Consumer Buying Trends, Bedding Distribution – Furniture Stores
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Based on responses were received from 905 consumer households that purchased in 2002 or planned to purchase in 2003 master bedroom, youth bedroom and/or other adult bedroom furniture, this report extracts relevant data to look at characteristics of consumers buying bedding at furniture stores. |
Top 25 Bedding Retailers
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Rankings are based on sales for the previous year. This exclusive survey ranks the Top 25 bedding retailers conventional mattresses and boxsprings as well as foam bedding, futons, air beds, adjustable beds and waterbeds. Estimated figures do not include sales of headboards, frames, mattress pads, pillows and other related products.
All sales figures, except those of publicly held companies that break out bedding sales as a separate line of business, are Furniture/Today market research estimates. In addition to sales estimates, the Top bedding retailers report includes store counts at the end of the year and a brief description of stores’ operations. |
Top Bedding Producers
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Rankings are based on bedding shipments in the prior year. The 2005 report ranks 15 companies; prior years rank 12.
All shipment figures are Furniture/Today estimates, unless these figures are reported specifically or to Furniture/Today from a verified accountant’s statement. The report gives the market share of the major producers and also provides sales estimates by brand. |
