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Michigan Mattress Recyclers, a new business here, aims to keep mattresses out of landfills by recycling bedding components. The company said that in its first three months of business it has kept “tons” of mattress materials out of landfills. The mattresses collected by the company are dismantled by hand to separate the components. Once separated, . . . → Read More: Mattress Recycling Business Opens in Michigan Consumer confidence improved slightly in July, but the widely watched Consumer Confidence Index remained at historically low levels. The Conference Board said the index stood at 65.9 in July (1985=100), up from 62.7 in June. “Consumers attitudes regarding current conditions were little changed in July, but their short-term expectations, which had declined last month, bounced . . . → Read More: Consumer Confidence Index Gains 3.2 Points in July Sealy has awarded the $100,000 grand prize in its May-Day Pay-Day sweepstakes to a consumer, identified as “Kaley C.” of Glenview, Ill., who purchased a Sealy mattress at a Bedding Experts store. “We received an unprecedented number of entries and are thrilled to give away $100,000 in cold hard cash,” said Jodi Allen, chief marketing . . . → Read More: Lucky Illinois Consumer Wins $100,000 New Sealy gel mattress line . . . → Read More: New Sealy Gel Mattress Line Tepperman’s bike team raises $8,100 for Heart & Stroke Windsor, Ontario, Canada: The team from furniture retailer Tepperman’s was the top fundraiser at this year’s Big Bike for Heart & Stroke event here, raising over C$6,800. When the C$1,350 from the retailer’s Chatham-Kent location is added in, the combined effort topped C$8,100. This was the . . . → Read More: Tepperman’s bike team raises $8,100 for Heart & Stroke |
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