Find JobsFind ResumesEmployers / Post Job We Won't Rest Until You Do®Founded in 1991, Sleep Country USA provides an unmatched level of customer service, excellent values and charitable involvement to the Northwest community. Offering a wide selection of premium mattress brands, adjustable beds, headboards and storage beds, Sleep Country USA makes finding the right mattress as easy as 1-2-3!ReviewsOverall5 stars4 stars3 stars2 stars1 starWork/Life BalanceCompensation/BenefitsJob Security/AdvancementManagementCultureGreat training Great PaySalariesRetail Sales AssociateSales RepresentativeSkip to Search Form Skip to Page Content “Sleep Country USA along 2337 148th Ave NE, Bellevue WA 98007 delivered with fast and on time!!!” “Our sales person was extremely knowledgeable and friendly.” “Not only did we feel grateful for his help we felt as if we had made a new friend!” Yelp users haven’t asked any questions yet about Mattress Firm Bellevue.Help Sleep Train Support Foster Kids
Sleep Train is your ticket to a better night's sleep® Mattress Firm Inc. is an American retailing company and mattress store chain founded on July 4, 1986. The headquarters of the company is located in Houston, Texas. On 7 August 2016, it was announced that South African retailer Steinhoff International will buy the company. As of 2016, the company operated over 2,600 locations in 43 U.S. states under several names. In 2015, Mattress Firm announced its plans to buy out its competitor Sleepy's for $780 million. With this purchase, Mattress Firm would come to have over 3,500 stores. In 2007 Mattress Firm acquired the mattress retailer Mattress Pro. The retail bedding manufacturer The Sleep Train Inc operates primarily in California. It was founded by Dale Carlsen in June 1985. The company is based in Rocklin, California. In June 2000, Sleep Train sold 24 of its stores (mainly in Seattle and Portland), or about 30 percent of its business, to Fenway Partners,[7] a New York private-investment firm which had acquired Sleep Country USA, a competing chain established in 1991, three months earlier.
[9] At the time, Sleep Train had 44 stores (of which 18 were in Washington) and Sleep Country USA 28.[8] In 2002, Sleep Train Inc. announced plans to purchase 54 of Mattress Discounters' stores in California during that company's bankruptcy—which would more than double Sleep Train's size. In 2003, Fenway Partners sold Sleep Country USA to the Atlanta-based Simmons Company,[9] and in August 2006, Sleep Train Inc. purchased the then-55-store mattress chain from Simmons. In September 2011, Sleep Train acquired Christian’s Mattress Xpress, converting three stores into new Sleep Train stores in Visalia, Fresno and Fowler.[12] The following month, October 2011, Sleep Train purchased Mattress Outlet, a 14-store company with 13 stores in eastern Washington and one in Idaho, and America’s Mattress, a seven-store company in western Washington.[13] In October 2012, Sleep Train acquired Sleep City, an 8-store chain in Eastern Washington and Idaho.[14] In April 2014, Sleep Train acquired America’s Mattress in Hawaii.
The acquisition included nine local America’s Mattress stores: five stores on Oahu, two stores on the Big Island in Kona and Hilo, and one each on the islands of Maui and Kauai. On September 4, 2014, Mattress Firm Inc. announced it would buy The Sleep Train Inc. for $425 million. Sleep Country USA was a Pacific Northwest bedding retailer founded in 1991. It had more than 80 mattress stores in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The company headquarters were in Kent, Washington. Sunny Kobe Cook and Robert Cook founded Sleep Country USA in 1991 as a specialty sleep store chain.[17] It started with 8 stores and approximately 25 employees in Washington.[18] In March 2000, New York-based Fenway Partners Inc. acquired Sleep Country from Robert Cook and Sunny Kobe Cook.[19] In 2003, Fenway Partners sold Sleep Country USA to the Atlanta-based Simmons Company. In August 2006, The Sleep Train, Inc. purchased the then-55-store Sleep Country USA Pacific Northwest chain from Simmons for $55m.
[20] The chain continued to operate as Sleep Country USA. Sleep Country Canada, an unaffiliated company, uses the same jingle. In July 2015, the Kent, Washington-based Sleep Country USA company announced that it would begin rebranding all of its stores with the Sleep Train name, the California-based company that is now owned by Mattress Firm.[21] Work to change the signage at stores was expected to continue into the fall of 2015, at least. Discount Mattress Barn (or simply Mattress Barn) was a chain of mattress stores located only in Florida. On August 29, 2014, it was announced that Mattress Firm would acquire all of the remaining Mattress Barn locations.[23] In September 2014, all of the remaining stores converted into Mattress Firm. Mattress Firm store in Atlanta, Georgia Exterior of Sleep Country USA store ^ a b c d ^ Sleep Train announces acquisition, expansion. Retrieved May 6, 2012. ^ Sleep Train buys two mattress companies. Sacramento Business Journal, October 28, 2011.
^ Sleep Train acquires more stores, expanding Got Sleep format. Sacramento Business Journal, October 26, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2012. ^ Sleep Country Celebrates 20th Year Anniversary Sleep Country website. Retrieved May 30, 2012 On Monday, I mentioned that Kris and I are ready to replace our 15-year-old mattress. I don’t sleep well on it, though I sleep fine on other mattresses. I only mentioned this to illustrate a point, but I was surprised at how many readers commented on my situation. Jason’s comment was typical: I’ve found that sleep is the absolute root of everything. With decent sleep, I’m a better man, father, athlete, spouse, employee and all around person. With poor sleep, I’m just getting by at best, an irritable mess at worst. I’d replace that mattress yesterday, as others have already said. Think of the other things you “just do” when they wear out and become unsafe or function poorly — car tires, toothbrushes, sponges, knives, ladders, etc.
The mattress very easily fits into the same category. Unfortunately, “an irritable mess” pretty much describes me lately, and I’m sure that a lot of this stems from poor sleep. I don’t need more convincing. I’m ready to purchase a new mattress. But how do I go about it without getting ripped off? For some reason, I think of mattress shopping in the same way I think about shopping for a used car. In the same discussion, EBYT wrote that she sold mattresses while attending university. She offered the following tips for mattress shopping: Mattresses are hugely marked up (at least here in Canada). I bought one for staff price (brand new, not a display model) that cost 50% less than what we were selling it for. They still made money off of me. Either wait till they go on sale, or make sure you ask for a good deal. Good mattress/box sets start around $1,500 “regular” price. Make sure you buy a mattress pad so you get full warranty. The salespeople will try to sell you on the manufacturer’s 10-year warranty, but they don’t always tell you the warranty is void if you stain it.
To go along with the warranty thing, always buy the matching mattress/boxspring set. Mismatching usually voids the warranty. The boxspring is usually only about 10-15% of the mattress set’s price so don’t try to cut costs there, or by using your old “perfectly good” boxspring. Don’t be afraid to test the beds on the showroom floor — that’s what they’re there for. Another reader suggested buying a mattress from a warehouse club. Kris and I made a trip to Costco the other day to look at their mattresses. As always, the prices are great but the selection is poor. Plus, there’s no way to “sleep-test” the mattresses (which are just in a big stack in the middle of the store). Would it be bad form to sleep test at a mattress store and then buy from Costco? Could I even find the same models? Finally, here are some articles about mattress shopping from other sites: Birds and Bills: Braving mattress sales, which says: “After a few glances at the mattress sales tags, which featured minimal text and explanation, I ended up giving up entirely on trying to “shop” by feature — latex?
I had no idea which I wanted — and just road-tested a few. And … they mostly felt alike.” MSNBC: Don’t lose sleep buying the perfect mattress, which says: “Offer the retailer a couple of hundred dollars less than the one on the price tag. Be prepared to negotiate from there. If the mattress feels good to you, then that is the right mattress for you.” Slate: Going to the mattresses, which says: “If you can’t tell the difference between a $200 and a $900 mattress (I couldn’t, but maybe you can), get the cheaper one. They’re nearly the same, anyway. Anything over $1,500 and you’re just paying for prestige.” USA Today: How not to lose sleep over buying a mattress, which says: “The ‘best’ mattress comes down to personal preference — consumers are urged to test mattresses before buying. It also pays to know what’s inside each type — and why.” In any event, it seems that Kris and I will soon be sleeping on a new mattress. I have my fingers crossed that this will give me better rest and, in turn, make me a less irritable mess!