US BEDDING YEARBOOK

This report takes a comprehensive look at bedding suppliers, producers, retailers and consumers. You will get a handy overview of several of the key issues shaping our industry. The concept here is to put critical bedding information in a freestanding issue that will be a handy reference source throughout the year.

In this report, you’ll meet the Top 15 bedding producers and the Top 25 bedding retailers. You will read some of the most compelling bedding stories of the year including the new federal mattress flammability standard, and bedding distribution channels.

We also cover developments in the fast-growing specialty sleep category, and we’ve got a couple of features that show the human side of some bedding figures.

• Top 15 U.S. producers
      - List of Top 5 producers now includes two specialty sleep players — Tempur-Pedic and Select Comfort.
• Top 25 bedding retailers
      - Airbed retailer Select Comfort remains unchallenged as the No. 1 bedding retailer in the country.
• Bedding distribution
      - Bedding specialty stores have dethroned furniture stores as the largest channel of distribution for mattresses.
• Retail bedding survey
      - Specialty stores sell a higher percentage of specialty sleep products than do furniture stores, according to an F/T survey.
• Consumer bedding survey
      - Bedding purchases rose to $11.7 billion in 2006, accounting for 14% of all furniture spending.
• Sleep accessories survey
      - Consumers are showing increasing interest in products that complement and protect their investment in new bedding.
• FR bedding update
      - Facts about the new federal mattress flammability standard that went into effect on July 1.
• Magniflex’s big idea
      - Luxury bedding manufacturer Magniflex uses vacuum packing to efficiently ship its Italian-made products.
• Conference highlights
      - Recap of the second annual Bedding Conference, including the presentation of the Retail Giants awards.
• L&P’s Spring Alive Tour
      - Leggett & Platt took its message about the importance of better sleep on the road in September for a week-long national tour.
• Toman takes the wheel
      - Kevin Toman, Englander’s new president, aims to increase the company’s market share with a rebranding program and other initiatives.
• Who’s who on the cover
      - Guide to the more than three dozen bedding executives featured on the cover of this issue.

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