Retail Merchandiser Volume 64, Issue 2 | Page 54

Mattress Warehouse _________________________________________________________________________________________
▼ Bill Papettas
The right mattress means that you don ’ t keep waking and resetting your sleep cycle – it ’ s important to get through all the stages of sleep
In fact , the cost of insufficient sleep has an estimated economic impact of more than $ 411 billion each year in the United States alone , according to figures quoted by The Sleep Foundation .
Clearly as more studies and data reveal the contribution that better sleep makes not just to individuals but to entire economies , attention is being paid to ensuring our sleep environment is the best it can be – and that starts with the right mattress .
Smart system
This is where Bill Papettas and the Mattress Warehouse team of Sleep Professionals come
in . “ We are the second largest independent retailer of mattresses in the United States , with over 325 locations at this point , and more to come ,” begins Bill . “ We have larger than average stores , which means we can offer the largest assortment of options both in store for guests to physically try , as well as having a vast range of products on our e-commerce site . Every mattress we sell has been sent to a lab to be tested for quality and a range of other criteria , but what really differentiates us in the industry is our use of technology in our stores .”
Bill is referring to the patented diagnostic sleep system called bedMATCH ® , used in every Mattress Warehouse store . This
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