Sleepy's
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| Public | |
| Traded as | NASDAQ: MFRM |
| Industry | Retailer |
| Fate | Acquired by Mattress Firm, stores were rebranded under Mattress Firm name. |
| Founded | 1957 (as Bedding Discount Center) |
| Founder | Harry Acker |
| Defunct | 2017 (retail stores only) |
| Headquarters | Hicksville, New York, U.S. |
| Products | Mattresses, Bedding |
| Brands | Sealy, Serta, Simmons, Tempur-Pedic, Stearns & Foster, Beautyrest, Spring Air, King Koil, Ortho-Posture |
| Parent |
Steinhoff International (Mattress Firm Inc.) |
| Website | www.sleepys.com |
Sleepy's was a retail mattress chain with over 1,000 stores, primarily situated in the northeastern United States. The company was founded in New York City in 1931. Sleepy's was acquired by Mattress Firm in December 2015 and all stores were rebranded under the Mattress Firm name in 2016 and 2017. Sleepy's currently exists as an online retailer.
In 1931, Louis Acker opened his first mattress store with his son, Harry. The business was incorporated in 1957 as Bedding Discount Center; in 1975 the name was changed to Sleepy’s. In 1977, Sleepy's opened its eighth store and relocated its corporate offices and warehouse to a 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) space in New Hyde Park. In 1986, it relocated its headquarters and distribution center to a 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2) building in Port Washington, NY. In 1993 Sleepy’s acquired Kleinsleep and in 1996 Mattress Discounters in New York and New Jersey. In 1994, the 75th store opened and the corporate headquarters and distribution center moved to Bethpage, NY in a 150,000-square-foot (14,000 m2) building that was expanded in 1995 to 80,000 square feet (7,400 m2).
David Acker, Harry’s son, became the president of Sleepy’s in 2001. In 2002, Sleepy’s built a new 211,000-square-foot (19,600 m2) warehouse in Robbinsville, NJ. Mattress Firm sleep chains locations in Connecticut and Massachusetts were acquired in 2003, and in 2007 Sleepy’s acquired the Rockaway Bedding chain adding 200 stores. In the summer of 2009 Sleepy’s moved its headquarters and New York distribution facility to a newly constructed 500,000-square-foot (46,000 m2) building in Hicksville, New York. In 2009, Sleepy’s acquired the assets of Dial-A-Mattress International and 1-800-Mattress Corp., including its two domain names, and a year later the Connecticut mattress specialty chain Better Bedding. In 2013, Sleepy’s expanded into the Chicago market. In October 2014 Sleepy's opened its 1,000th store.
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