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HIGH POINT – The bedding industry will record a 2.4% unit increase this year, while the wholesale dollar volume of bedding shipments will grow 4.2%. Those are the predictions of Furniture Today’s Consensus Bedding Forecast, an annual feature developed by the...

Art Van Elslander WARREN, Mich. — Art Van Furniture has reached a deal to sell the Top 100 company to private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners, after 58 years under one owner and recent years of aggressive expansion. Terms...

Simple Finance is Now Acima Credit Posted: Jan 30, 2017 6:39 AM EST Updated: Jan 30, 2017 6:39 AM EST “We’re changing our name due to a trademark issue.” – Aaron Allred, CEO SALT LAKE CITY –(BUSINESS WIRE) Simple Finance is...

COPENHAGEN – Maersk Line, the world’s largest container carrier, just got bigger. Maersk and the Oetker Group have reached an agreement for Maersk Line to acquire Oetker division Hamburg Süd, the German container shipping line. With the acquisition, Maersk Line will have container capacity...

REM sleep occurs in cycles of about 90-120 minutes throughout the night, and it accounts for up to 20-25% of total sleep time in adult humans, although the proportion decreases with age (a newborn baby may spend 80% of total sleep time in the REM stage). In particular, REM sleep dominates...

Don’t miss our segment on The Balancing Act airing on Lifetime Television®. It aired this morning, but we have it included below in this email. This segment goes over Acima and the solutions we provide to you and your customers. We would...

Following last week’s news of Casper going into Target stores nationwide, it was reported that Target had offered $1 billion for the online mattress brand. According to Recode, a technology news website, multiple sources said acquisition talks between the two companies over a...

BOSTON — E-commerce fraud as a percent of sales dollars has been declining across the board, except for two industries, since the first quarter of 2016. However, fraud losses still accounts for billions of dollars and perhaps even more due...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — The online mattress business marches onward and upward, and a panel of online bedding experts at the recent Bedding Conference held here shared research and strategies that illustrate and shape their growth. Setting the stage for the...