High Point Strengthens Bedding Category

Furniture World News Desk on 9/29/2014

Further strengthening the bedding category at High Point Market, International Market Centers announced that bedgear has signed on to exhibit in first floor of Plaza Suites. A leading manufacturer of performance bedding, the company produces pillows, pillow protectors, mattress protectors and mattress encasements that use fabric technologies similar to those in athletic wear. October Market will be their first time in High Point.

"We know that High Point provides quality time for visits from upper management of retail furniture companies,” says bedgear “Quarterback” Eugene Alletto (CEO). “With the bedding industry consolidating through roll-ups, the home furnishings channel needs a way to differentiate itself. Our products provide that point of difference. Multiple players, from ownership to sales and merchandise executives, have a say in the ultimate success of the bricks and mortar specialty store. Our new showroom displays give retailers the opportunity to find game-changing products to offer their customer base – much different than what is more widely distributed."

In addition to bedgear, Five Star Mattress renewed their long-term lease for 3,500 square feet of space in the Main Wing of IHFC. With 23 factories across the United States, Five Star manufactures premium, value-priced coil and memory foam mattresses.

“Bedding category growth at this level is unprecedented at High Point Market,” says Julie Messner, vice president of home furnishings leasing for International Market Centers. “The addition of bedgear and the renewal of Five Star show that manufacturers understand the value that High Point Market has for their business. In October, buyers will see a strong concentration of bedding companies and one of the widest selections of bedding product offerings we’ve seen.”

Current Bedding Exhibitors:

• Bedgear Performance Bedding (PS 1-500)
• Carolina Mattress Guild (Furniture Plaza 100)
• Classic Brands (IHFC H1104)
• Comfortaire (IHFC M637)
• Enso Sleep Systems (Klaussner on Hamilton)
• Five Star Mattress (IHFC M530)
• GBS Enterprises (IHFC M640)
• Gold Bond (IHFC M610)
• Knickerbocker (IHFC M613)
• Leggett & Platt (IHFC C603)
• Malouf Fine Linens (IHFC M633)
• Paramount Sleep (IHFC M540)
• Primo Bedding (IHFC M1210)
• Protect-A-Bed (IHFC M607)
• Protect-All (IHFC M640)
• Restonic Mattress (IHFC M508)
• Reverie (IHFC D1110)
• Savvyrest Inc. (IHFC M630)
• Scott & DuVal (Furniture Plaza 100)
• Serta (IHFC H1141)
•  Simmons (IHFC W746)
• Solstice Sleep (NFM 502)
• Symbol Mattress (IHFC M510)
• Therapedic International (IHFC M607)
• Ultra Comfort (IHFC M938)
• Zedbed (IHFC M632)
• ZZZest (IHFC M513)

For a full listing of bedding exhibitors, visit: http://www.imchighpointmarket.com/exhibitor-directory/.

About International Market Centers, L.P.: International Market Centers, L.P. (IMC) is the world’s largest operator of premier showroom space for the furnishings, home décor and gift industries. IMC owns and operates 11.4 million square feet of world-class exhibition space in High Point, N.C. and Las Vegas, including the 13 primary buildings at the High Point Market. In addition, IMC operates the Las Vegas Design Center, a year-round resource open to both the design trade and consumers with more than 40 showrooms and hundreds of designer brands. IMC’s mission is to build and operate an innovative, sustainable, profitable and scalable platform for the furnishings, home décor and gift industries. For more information, visit www.imcenters.com.