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IndustryNews<br />
Eclipse offers new retailer program<br />
B edding<br />
maker and licensing group<br />
Eclipse International has launched<br />
ers and retail sales associates. Using<br />
pressure-mapping studies performed<br />
a new program to simplify the mat- at the Eclipse headquarters in North<br />
tress buying experience and guide the Brunswick, N.J., the program enables<br />
consumer to a sleep system that is ideal the salesperson to guide the customer<br />
for her body type.<br />
to one of six types of sleep surfaces and,<br />
The keystone of the new effort is specifically, the one that provides her<br />
an in-store guide for both consum- with optimal pressure relief. The six<br />
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ClimaBed Topper<br />
We are also introducing the<br />
brand new ventilated topper with<br />
Starsprings ClimaBed technology<br />
categories are Extra Firm, Gentle Firm,<br />
Plush, Plush Pillow Top, Ultra Plush and<br />
Ultra Plush Euro Pillow Top.<br />
“It helps the retailer and also gives<br />
the customer peace of mind because<br />
they know that they are choosing the<br />
right mattress for them,” said Dr. Jason<br />
Hagman, a chiropractor and Eclipse vice<br />
president. “When a person sleeps on<br />
a bed that does not provide adequate<br />
support for their body type, their back<br />
and neck are forced into a position<br />
that irritates the joints of the spine and<br />
pinches on the sensitive nerves in those<br />
areas. This inevitably leads to the person<br />
waking with tight muscles, back<br />
pain, neck pain and even headaches.”<br />
Shorts<br />
U.S. bedding sales fall<br />
Unit sales of bed sets in the<br />
United States fell 15.6% in February,<br />
compared with the same<br />
period last year, according to<br />
the International Sleep Products<br />
Association’s Bedding Barometer.<br />
Dollar values dropped<br />
17.9% in February 2009 from<br />
February 2008 and the average<br />
unit selling price declined 2.7%.<br />
For the year, both unit sales and<br />
dollar values are down just over<br />
17%. The Bedding Barometer is<br />
a monthly sales trend report that<br />
includes sales figures from 18<br />
U.S. producers.<br />
Ohio recycler opens<br />
A second company in Ohio<br />
is now dismantling used<br />
mattresses and recycling the<br />
reclaimed components. The<br />
company, Northcoast Mattress<br />
& Recycling, is located in<br />
Elyria. Another, Ohio Mattress<br />
Recovery, operates in Willoughby.<br />
For a list of other<br />
recyclers in North America,<br />
check, www.sleepproducts.org/<br />
sustainability.<br />
www.sleepproducts.org/bedtimes
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