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Blog: Dr. Oz coming to conference
Come May, we will have a doctor in the house. Dr. Mehmet Oz will join us for the Bedding Conference this year. Yes, I’ll say that once again, Dr. Oz will join us for this year’s conference.
Blog: White House briefing room provided a career highlight
As I wrap up my 37-year career at Furniture Today, one in which I spent about 25 years covering the mattress category, I’ve got a few final things to share with you.
Blog: After 1,250 bedding columns, it’s time to wrap up good run
We all know that things are changing rapidly in the bedding industry. And now I’m adding to the change: I’m wrapping up my 37-year career at Furniture Today. It was a good run.
Blog: Look at bedding’s history book suggests growth coming in 2021
The voters have spoken, bless their hearts. (That’s a Southern way to subtly cast some shade, in the event that the results of the recent election were not to your taste.) Now we have to figure out what this means for the bedding industry.
Blog: Travels with Ron Passaglia nurtured respect, friendship
My friend Ron Passaglia, the long-time president of Restonic, is wrapping up his distinguished bedding career this month. And that triggers memories of my travels over the years with that good, kind man, described by one of his colleagues as “a marketing maven who knows a thing or two about sales.” Yes, he does.
Blog: Don’t be afraid to make first mark on blank slate
I can still remember, all these years later, staring at the blank sheet of paper in my Royal typewriter in my journalism class at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It was time to write, but I wasn’t sure what I should write.
Blog: RH CEO’s eloquent letters full of wisdom for the times
The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped our world in so many ways. So what’s a business leader to do? Gary Friedman, the CEO of luxury home furnishings retailer RH, has an answer.
Blog: Thompson says industry benefits as consumers rethink priorities
In a dramatic turnaround, the bedding industry — which was reeling in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic — now finds itself strongly positioned for long-term success. And, interestingly, some of that positioning is due to the ways that the pandemic has changed the industry.