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Largest US Mattress Retailer Preparing To File For Bankruptcy

It has long been speculated that Mattress Firm, the US mattress retailing giant, was in a solvency crisis, largely as a result of the spectacular collapse of its parent, Steinhoff International Holdings NV following an accounting scandal in late 2017

2018 Dealer of the Year

Congratulations 2018 Dealer of the Year…iDealFurniture & More, Danbury, CT. Owners George Barsanti, Janine Torchetti Barsanti Willie & Denise Berrios. We wish you continued success. https://www.idealfurnituredanbury.com/

Why do people not shop at BIG Lots for furniture more often?

I believe there are three main reasons. 1) It’s not what Big Lots is really known for. 2) Selection. 3) Service. Even before I was in the furniture business I’d look at the furniture at Big Lots while my wife

BREAKING NEWS: US Supreme Court Overturns Quill

  US Supreme Court Overturns Quill  

Retailpocalypse is about to get worse

Retail is set to have a record year of closures, spurred by the shuttering of Toys ‘R’ Us, Sam’s Club, Sears and Bon-Ton stores around the country, CNBC’s Lauren Thomas reports. “The amount of retail space going dark in 2018

The number of Americans working for themselves could triple by 2020

Americans are as eager to work as ever. Just no longer for somebody else. According to FreshBooks, a cloud-based accounting company that has conducted a study on self-employment for two years, the number of Americans working for themselves looks to

Steinhoff CEO/CFO Step Down

Markus Jooste, CEO for Steinhoff and Ben la Grange acting CFO, both step down under growing concerns about accounting irregularities. Markus led Steinhoff on a great run acquiring companies and growing Steinhoff into the second largest retailer in all of

Industry News affecting the Furniture Revolution

The Rise and Fall of Steinhoff, South Africa’s Global Retailer By  Janice Kew December 6, 2017, 4:46 AM PST Steinhoff International Holdings NV, founded in 1964 as a German furniture seller, morphed into a South Africa-based retailer with global ambitions.

Company Acquires License & Marketing Rights for Simmons

iDealFurniture acquires License & Marketing Rights of a company in Business for 147 years, with the greatest Name Recognition in the Furniture Industry…Guess who? Click HERE and listen to the Company webinar Announcement and details. http://www.meetingburner.com/b/nemg/watch?c=G8H4SI&h=f

The Internet has made the Mattress Business even sleazier

https://larrykozin.tumblr.com/post/166571365497/the-internet-has-made-the-mattress-business-even