Macy's sales beat forecast for September Oct 9, 2009
In terms of product categories, private brands and exclusives did well, as did moderate apparel, kids, textile, housewares, mattresses and furniture. The weakest areas continued to be handbags and fragrances, both discretionary items. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Meanwhile, back at the ranch Oct 8, 2009
Actually, it's not so much a ranch as a temporary PFD sale outlet at the Nugget Mall crammed full of off-brand mattresses, packing material and Ted Sadtler bobble-head dolls-oh, yes, Ted Sadtler is here, too, and he brought the bobble-head dolls. To be fair, the other Mattress Ranch locations - across from JC Penney's Warehouse on Arctic, is where one is - don't look like ranches either. (Juneau Empire)
Ocean State Job Lot to open in Portsmouth Oct 6, 2009
Products listed on the company web site range from seeds, pens, party goods and door knobs, to clothing, picture frames, air mattresses and dock line. "The manufacturer is constantly wanting to take something from a red box and put it in a blue box, but it's really the same toaster. We're an opportunistic business," said Perlman. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Stay for free! Oct 4, 2009
In terms of 'fun luxury' within all the hotel suites youll find up-to-date conveniences to wit iPod docking stations, electronic safes big enough to hold a laptop, in-room wifi, LCD TVs with satellite channels and multi-plug work stations along with the cosy, quality niceties one expects when travelling, from expensive mattresses to 300 thread count sheets and duvets, coffee tations and individually controlled silent air conditioning. Accommodation-wise, the hotel has 90 rooms, each... (iAfrica.com)
Beckett hopes back spams don't return Oct 3, 2009
Beckett blamed faulty mattresses as well. "Oh sure, if you don't have good support and you end up sleeping in an awkward position your muscles can get over-stretched," explained Shillue. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
DCF investigated Jeremiah's family Oct 3, 2009
Kevin Tucker, principal at Creekside Middle School, which put together and helped pay for Jeremiah's service, told parents to start snooping, including checking under mattresses. He also told the children they should not be afraid to be "snitches" and that if somebody had stepped up, Jeremiah would "still be here.". (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Man Caves Out of the Garage, Into Bedroom Sep 30, 2009
(CBS) A man's sanctuary -- known as a man cave -- is now expanding to the bedroom, thanks to a new line of beds and mattresses designed to make any guy's dreams that much sweeter. David Gregg, senior editor of , presented some of the hottest guy-friendly beds hitting the market. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Saunders: A New Global Economy Must Rely on Financial Inclusion Sep 30, 2009
One of the simplest yet least appreciated ways of addressing the global economic crisis is to get the world s money out from under mattresses and into banks, where it won t sit idly, can t be stolen, go up in smoke or be used to fuel the black market. Instead, that money can earn interest, buy goods, circulate freely, create value, and lift lots and lots of boats. (Roll Call)
CIT's future in question ahead of lender meeting Sep 30, 2009
Simmons Co., the maker of Beautyrest mattresses, said Friday that it plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a move that will put new owners in charge of the bedding unit and significantly lower the company's debt. Sales have slumped for mattress makers as consumers pull back on their spending during the recession, especially on big-ticket items like mattresses. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
MARSHFIELD COMMENTARY: More lessons from Mississippi Sep 24, 2009
Julie: Four big, empty school classrooms, that s where we slept; floors covered in single mattresses for most, some stuck without even that. There was no spare room on the floor for belongings, just mattress-to-mattress, wall-to-wall. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Photos Provide Glimpse Inside Garrido Home Sep 22, 2009
Many of the photographs show piles of boxes, mattresses, and debris in the back yard. Others show a wooden shed with makeshift electrical wiring and metal bars on the window. (KCRA 3, CA)
Home and garden news and notes Sep 18, 2009
The gadget reduces back, shoulder and neck strain that can result from lifting many newer, heavier mattresses. Its tip can even be used to tuck in the sheets without lifting the mattress at all. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Mainstreaming Green into everyday life Sep 17, 2009
-An important step, she said, is using organic bedding and mattresses because of their absence of harmful chemicals. -Green can look luxurious, she says. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Family of 11 homeless Sep 8, 2009
Yet gratefully, she pointed to the charred mattresses in the back room where children usually - but not this night - piled together to sleep. A nearby door had been nailed shut to keep the toddlers from running outside. (The Palm Beach Post)
Memories for sale Sep 5, 2009
Someone is also using the building to store old furniture, mattresses and toys, which clutter nearly every surface. Still, there is a definite grandeur about the place. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Bedbugs bring exterminators together for a summit in Seattle Sep 2, 2009
In any case, Zack said, "bedbugs are very easily transported from one area to another. Someone who has an infestation in a dorm, if they take things with them such as suitcases or shoes, there's a very good chance bedbugs will be in that suitcase or their clothing."There is a true resurgence going on and it is becoming a significant problem again," Zack said.The things are essentially little vampires. Roughly the size of a tick, they hide during the day, mainly in mattresses and behind... (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
RecoverCare considers Louisville for headquarters Aug 28, 2009
Its product lines include therapeutic mattresses, specialty beds, bariatric equipment and patient-transfer devices. The company has more than 100 service centers and serves hospitals, skilled-nursing facilities, hospices and home-care patients. (Louisville Business First, KY)
'MNF' alum Gifford misses the old days Aug 24, 2009
Shouldn't Carillo be worried Federer will skip CBS' upcoming U.S. Open because he's gone to the mattresses. Posted. (USA Today -- Sports)
Benefit to help victims of apartment fire Aug 21, 2009
They don't even have beds they're sleeping on mattresses on the floor, Nash said. We want to raise some money so that they can get some furniture and household items. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
COLUMN: Sticks and stones -- and sleeping on the ground -- just might hurt me (kinda) Aug 14, 2009
Mike P wrote on Aug 12, 2009 10:52 PM:" Stiff joints, and increased impacts of gravity, are more an issue the farther one gets from age 8. Portable framed hammocks, air mattresses, even sleeping on an extra sleeping bag can help. Most camp sites are more like concrete pads, no matter where the tent goes up. Air mattress now often comes with a rechargable or corded inflator that works on other stuff too. I got a queen that is chambered with box springs, take some sheets, and set the pressure just... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Calif. officials brief sheriffs after prison riot Aug 14, 2009
Blood-soaked mattresses, a bunk bed ripped from the floor and piles of dirty clothing and personal belongings are scattered among the prison dormitories where inmates rioted Saturday at the California Institution for Men in Chino. Prison officials offered a tour Tuesday of the Southern California prison, which has transferred 1,155 inmates to other facilities following the melee. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
H20 Takes Snaps For X's and O's Aug 13, 2009
The players dont leave the Bakersfield High campus and the entire team sleeps on blow-up mattresses in one of the school gymnasiums. Copyright 2009 by. (KERO 23, CA)
Lake Arrowhead, Taking a break from the triple digits Aug 13, 2009
The Resort and Spa features 173 beautiful guestrooms and suites on a grand scale, with pillow-top mattresses, flat-screen televisions and elegant bathrooms. Lake Arrowhead offers so much. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Now hiring: Where you don't want to work Aug 8, 2009
Wearing thick leather gloves, Purtty hauls sodden carpet, moldy mattresses and nail-studded lumber into a truck. As he sorts through mounds of garbage, he watches out for rats, spiders and raccoons. (AZCentral -- Business)
Out of Balance Aug 8, 2009
When private-equity firms bought companies, they didn't always pursue returns by coming up with better long-term plans to make widgets, sell mattresses, or run hotels. No, they figured they could use the acquired company's balance sheet to engineer short-term gains by, for example, having the company issue bonds and pay its owners a big dividend. (Slate)
Synthetic bedding worsens asthma Aug 7, 2009
Siebers' research looked at 178 samples obtained from 35 floors, 35 mattresses, 35 duvets and 73 pillows ... Mattresses older than five years also have about three times the amount of beta glucan compared to newer ones, said an Otago University release. (India Times, India)
Nigeria: Militants Surrender in Port Harcourt Aug 7, 2009
com: Nigeria: Militants Surrender in Port Harcourt (Page 1 of 2). Nigeria: Militants Surrender in Port Harcourt. (allAfrica.com)
Republicans 'troubled' by US policy on Israel Aug 6, 2009
AP Photo - Palestinian youths sit on mattresses across the street from where they were evicted on Sunday in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009. The Unites States and European Union have criticized Israel for allowing two Palestinian families to be evicted by police in east Jerusalem and replaced by Jewish settlers. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Choosing a crib mattress that's best for baby Aug 6, 2009
Cotton Cover covers (Mattresses) (intended to be used as mattresses) fail to meet the mandatory ... Navigating the maze of crib mattresses involves more than noting your crib's measurements and heading to the nearest baby store - especially if you're concerned about the chemical makeup of your child's bed ... Avoid vinyl: This is not easy, as the vast majority of crib mattresses are covered in vinyl for water resistance. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
What makes Buehrle dominate? Aug 4, 2009
Our topic is much more complex, sort of like trying to figure out why tags must be left on mattresses and who are the people that actually find Dane Cook funny. The question to be addressed today is why Buehrle has become one of the best starting pitchers in the game. (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)
Fernbank Museum hosts a sleepover Aug 4, 2009
Stuffed animals take their rightful place at the heads of the air mattresses. 10:25 p.m. The sleepiest camper curls up with her mom in the Starry Night Gallery. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Cleanest city? Some question if Houmas title is deserved Aug 3, 2009
Mattresses, tires and other debris are piled at the corner of West Woodlawn Ranch and Roland roads in Houma despite a No Dumping sign. It doesn t quite seem accurate, said Ed Jackson, who often fishes lumber, ice chests, insulation and beer cans out of Bayou Terrebonne from his back porch. (WWLTV.com, LA)
High school coaches view swine flu as threat Aug 1, 2009
The Lions will spend five straight nights on campus, beginning on Sunday, sleeping on pads or inflatable mattresses in the gym. The staff will take the temperature of each player as he reports. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Roughing it for city folk at Alley Pond camping Jul 31, 2009
Friday July 31, 2009. The Ortega/Gualpa family from Park Slope, construct their tent. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Couch surfing Jul 31, 2009
The Simonins are staying in the lower family room with a pullout couch and a couple of inflatable mattresses. They have three children. (Littleton Independent, MA)
Tour de Wyoming offers a different kind of travel Jul 28, 2009
I heard the ringing of hammers on tent stakes, the zipping and unzipping of bags, and the whirr-whoosh of air mattresses inflating. Bikes were tipped against every upright structure in the vicinity. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Silt, debris clogging bayou waterways Jul 24, 2009
Houses and pilings, and housewares, clothes you name it, we caught it in the propeller," Robin said. On his dock sits the $1,500 propeller that was smashed by underwater debris. Charlie's son keeps diving gear handy, because fishing is often interrupted by emergency stops to remove debris from propellers. "Sometimes you got to stay under there an hour to try to get stuff out," said Charlie Robin IV. Like crab traps, house debris, we caught dressers, bedroom sets, mattresses, pillows.". The banks... (WWLTV.com, LA)
Foreclosed Ohio homeowner leaves cats, mess behind Jul 23, 2009
Cats were found in the heating ducts, under furniture and mattresses and in dressers, closets and cabinets. Cat rescuer Eric Schickendantz said he had to put on protective gear before shoveling cat waste off the floors and disinfecting the place. (Fresno Bee)
NASA technology touches everyday life Jul 20, 2009
First designed for airline seats and flight helmets, you may better know it commercially as the stuff in Tempur-Pedic mattresses. Speaking of football, have you been watching ESPN's "SportsCenter" lately. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Mendota loses only bank branch Jul 19, 2009
"Many people are going to flat-out shut their accounts down and go back to stuffing their money under their mattresses," he said. "If someone breaks into their home or a fire happens, there goes the money.". (Fresno Bee)
Items courtesy of NASA Jul 19, 2009
It's in your bathroom (infrared ear thermometers), bedroom (memory-foam mattresses and pillows) and kitchen (enriched baby food) ... Today it's found in Tempur-Pedic mattresses and pillows. (Montana Standard, MT)
Mo. jail to host 'bed and breakfast' event Jul 15, 2009
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department in eastern Missouri has come up with a novel way to pay for mattresses at a new jail addition. Officials are offering the public a chance to stay overnight on July 31 at the recently finished addition. (Fresno Bee)
Sarcastic JA Kufour Jul 15, 2009
It is shameful that during the time Kufour was spending a whopping GH71 million on the so-called Ghana @ 50 celebrations, Ghana was importing used ladies panties, used towels, used bras, used pillows, used mattresses and junky and expired foods to Ghana. Is this part of the so-called achievements he is going round trumpeting. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Patrol saving the day on freeways Jul 14, 2009
Michelle Ferrara was driving from Ewa when the mattresses fell from her truck. "One minute it was there, the next minute it was gone," said Ferrara. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Musicians make some crazy demands Jul 12, 2009
In its 24 years in business, the company has provided entertainers with soy candles, mattresses, cigars, vintage wines and even socks and underwear. Ms. Wallace said one performer, whom she declined to identify, wouldn't go on stage without a certain brand of boxer short. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Around Town (6) Jul 12, 2009
The Manageable Lifestyle At-Risk Youth Center (Boot Camp) is looking for military-style camo uniforms in all sizes and air mattresses. Angel Barrett, 469-474-3596 or Billy Gardner, 469-951-5153. (Terrell Tribune, TX)
July 9 Around Town briefs Jul 10, 2009
To help them begin their lives over, HGRM provides them with goods such as tables and chairs, couches, mattresses, bed frames, bed linens, towels, dishes, pots and pans, baby cribs and highchairs. The work of HGRM is made possible through support and donations from individuals and groups in surrounding communities. (Littleton Independent, MA)
Short on z's? Zeo could help you catch some Jul 9, 2009
Change pillows, mattresses. And, yes, pop sleeping pills. (USA Today -- Tech)
Burglars take mattresses Jul 9, 2009
Kim Slaughter won't be counting the sheep for a while after someone drove off with 30 mattresses and box springs from Key West Mattress over the Fourth of July weekend ... Police had little information on how someone was able to steal the mattresses, which were taken along with the store's lawnmower and weed trimmer ... The incident report indicated a total of 40 mattresses were taken, though Slaughter said that number was actually 30. (Odessa American, TX)
Police Blotter: July 8, 2009 Jul 9, 2009
Key West Mattress, 3515 Andrews Highway, reported someone entered the business and took 40 mattresses, a lawn mower and weed trimmer worth a total of $18,420 between 5 p.m. Friday and noon Monday. Quality Inn, 3001 E. U.S. Highway 80, reported someone caused $50 in damage to a door frame, entered the hotel and took a TV worth $1,000 between 2 a.m. and 2:20 a.m. Tuesday. (Odessa American, TX)
Turn up the heat! Jul 8, 2009
FAU spokeswoman Lisa Freed said the students were given new mattresses and reading materials about how to prevent bed bugs. Treating a single dorm room, or floor of rooms, could be accomplished more efficiently with UF's new portable heat chamber, researchers said. (The Palm Beach Post)
In brief: Plunkett stores | Rosemont leases | Sears Tower tea Jul 7, 2009
Back to Bed, which carries products including Tempur-Pedic and Simmons Beautyrest mattresses, has been subleasing the space in the center at 140 S. Waukegan Road since 2007 from Blockbuster Videos Inc., and currently has 44 stores in the Chicago area. Oakbrook Terrace-based Mid-America Asset Management Inc. represented both the center and the tenant. (Crain's Chicago Business)
State-issued credit cards used for startling purchases Jul 5, 2009
State, city and county employees used the cards to buy hundreds of thousands of items, from mattresses to jewelry, the records show. The cards function as Bank of America credit cards and are billed to government agencies. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Church youth groups bring some hope to Valley Jul 5, 2009
"We're on air mattresses," says Lindsay, a senior at Edison High School. "It just makes me feel good knowing I'm helping people out.". (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Publishing deal with the Devil Jul 4, 2009
That title is very apt for a city that Zafon describes in this manner: I could see people lying on mattresses and sheets on some of the neighboring flat roofs, trying to escape the suffocating heat and get some sleep. In the distance, the three large chimneys in the Paralelo area rose like funeral pyres spreading a mantle of white ash. (Missoulian, MT)
Potowonok Circle keeps a lookout on Camp Lookout and its operational needs. Jul 4, 2009
"Over the years the group has purchased a new stove, a keyboard, bunk beds and mattresses, dining tables, and funded a new roof for the lodge, in addition to supplying many other items."The exact day the refrigerator broke last year," Schumaker said, "I received a call similar to the one this year checking on our needs. A new refrigerator was delivered the next day. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
No arrest in sexual assault case Jul 3, 2009
A white trailer with a silver stripe was attached to the truck, and there were mattresses in the bed of the truck. Anyone with information can call the at 333-3641 or CrimeStoppers at 333-TIPS.. (Odessa American, TX)
NH city rallies around refugees to banish bedbugs Jul 2, 2009
For now, the organizations are collecting donations of new mattresses, vacuum cleaners, furniture, cleaning supplies and other items ... Bedbugs - tiny flat insects that emerge from mattresses, sofas and sheets to feed on human blood at night - have made a comeback in recent years, invading hospitals, college dorms, hotels and apartment buildings around the country. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
What Cheap Stuff Really Costs Us Jul 2, 2009
In fact often a department store will put one mattress on so-called "sale", and raise the prices of the other mattresses so it makes it seem that that mattress is cheap. The only mattress they really expect to sell is that mattress on sale. (Time.com)
It's time to 'move that bus' Jul 2, 2009
Out went queen-sized mattresses for the bedrooms, clear lamps with white drum shades for the great room, and artwork to fill the walls. Ward's story was the inspiration the furniture store needed to get involved, said John Schultz, president and chief executive. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Woman sexually assaulted Jul 2, 2009
A white trailer with a silver stripe was attached to the truck and there were mattresses in the bed of the truck. Anyone with information can call the Odessa Police Department at 333-3641 or CrimeStoppers at 333-TIPS. (Odessa American, TX)
Water safety tips Jul 1, 2009
He cautioned against parents relying on swim toys such as inner tubes, air mattresses, water wings and noodles to take the place of an approved life jacket while their child is in the water. A life jacket is designed to keep a childs head up and out of the water in the event of an emergency, McBride noted. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
'American Idol' hopefuls brave sleepless night, heat to register Jun 26, 2009
Don't bring: video cameras, air mattresses, alcohol, animals, chairs, coolers, drugs, tents, weapons, hair dryers, fireworks. What's next: Some singers will be asked to return at an undisclosed place and time to perform for the judges. (KHOU.com, TX)
Golf show profiles Texas man whose shot killed dad Jun 21, 2009
They learned the game from their father, who turned the master bedroom of their two-bedroom British Columbia apartment into a makeshift driving range, lining the walls with pads and mattresses. Other segments include a story about a group of friends and family on a golf vacation who were on the US Airways plane that landed in the Hudson River and a feature on a West Virginia course that sat atop a massive Cold War-era underground bunker that was a fallout shelter for members of Congress in the... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Dishing the dirt with Mrs. Meyer Jun 18, 2009
- Vacuum, flip mattresses. - Dust lampshades. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
