We just got back from a very successful trip to the Las Vegas Furniture Market. I know a lot of you reading this don’t really like going to Vegas but that’s not me. I love the energy of that town, the incredible food, amazing shows, and the best people watching anywhere in the world. We […]
I haven’t seen the numbers for 2018 but I’m guessing that the e-commerce/direct to consumer channel has yet again captured the majority of the industry growth. This is where most of the advertising dollars are being spent and no doubt where the excitement and momentum is at the moment. So what role are you playing […]
Consider where the ad money is coming from in the mattress industry at the moment. No doubt, brick and mortar retailers are spending to bring people into their stores. Tempur-Pedic is banging their drum, although, considerably less than in previous years as I understand it. But outside of that, there is very little happening from the […]
I’m sure you have been reading about AmazonGo cashierless stores. If not, Amazon is planning over 3,000 of these stores in the next few years so you can walk in, pick up your merchandise and simply walk out with your charges waiting for you on your Amazon account before you make it to your car. […]
Normally I would try to talk about something like this merger fairly soon after it happened but I had a something much more important to do, which is to attend the Seena Magowitz Charity Golf Tournament in Boston this week. I will be writing about that next week but just know this, if you’re not […]