Futon Industry Updates 1

Cotton Works Opens at New Location in High Point

Cotton Works is all about NEW this year. New location, new look, new selection and new partners in High Point. The new showroom is located at 167 S. Main St. (Radio Bldg.), Space 408. The showroom will be open from Monday, April 11, through Monday, April 18. “All early birds are welcome. This will give everyone a chance to come by and see our exciting new selections at our new location,” said Jim Martin, president of Cotton Works.

Cotton Works has teamed up with Wolf and Midwest Imports, which promises to be the best showing ever. “We are very excited about showing our covers on Wolf futons and Midwest Imports frames. We hope everyone will come by and check out our new look,” Martin said.

Cotton Works has been producing an extensive line of futon covers and other accessory items like pillows and hassock cubes for over 20 years and is a leading producer in the futon furniture industry.

Night & Day Furniture Now in Canada

Night & Day Furniture announces the formation of Night & Day Furniture Canada, Inc.

Night & Day Furniture Canada, established in the fall of 2004, is an important step into an important market, and Night & Day is very pleased to offer its range of products to our neighbor to the north.

Paul Tougas, based in Montreal, is heading the Canadian operation and is now setting up distributorships throughout the country with regional partners. “Paul is very pleased to announce that long time futon mattress maker Matelas Mirabel, Inc. has accepted the opportunity and is Night & Day Canada's Quebec distributor. Matelas Mirabel has a full product range in stock and is now shipping out of their Montreal warehouse,” said Night & Day principle Mike Gallawa. Tougas has over 30 years of futon business experience under his belt, including retail, wholesale and purchasing. His dedication and strong service orientation will contribute substantially to the success of this new expansion.

Night & Day Furniture Canada will be offering Night & Day's full range of futon products in Canada, complete with Night & Day’s signature futon operating system, SHOE FITTINGS™. All futon collections, including the Premium, Standard, Rattan, Scooter and Oak Collections are available. Night & Day’s popular Spices Bedroom collection is also in the package.
 

Gold Bond to Show Premium and Futon Mattresses at High Point Show

Futon mattress pioneer Gold Bond will be showcasing premium futons and mattresses at newly renovated IFHC main building, Space 615, during the International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, N.C., April 14 – 20, 2005.

“Retailers are flooring futons and premium sleep mattresses to draw traffic and as promotional items in increasingly tough market conditions,” said Gold Bond president Bob Naboicheck. “Gold Bond builds the industry’s deepest premium and super-premium futon and mattress lines.” Visco Opulence ‘Superlative’ Futon



Gold Bond products to be spotlighted include the Visco Opulence™ futon and the Prestige Elegance™ mattress.

The Visco Opulence “raises the bar” in the futon industry. It combines two one-inch thick temperature- and weight-sensitive visco foam layers, two eight-inch thick “batts” of densified poly fiber, and two, two-inch-thick layers of 1.8 density high resiliency (HR) foam—22 inches of the industry’s finest support materials. The futon is then double stitched, lace tufted and condensed into a 12-inch, high-profile, heavy-duty cotton twill outer shell.

“It is a futon that delivers in superlatives and carries a 15-year non-prorated warranty,” Naboicheck said.

Prestige Elegance ‘Most Comfortable Mattress’



The Prestige Elegance retails for $3,000. It is a unique Gold Bond combination of encased coils, cashmere, wool, silk, visco and other foams. It was cited as “The Most Comfortable Futon Bed” by a leading home furnishings bedding editor recently.

Permanent Las Vegas Space: July ‘05
Gold Bond will be showing in Las Vegas’s new World Futon Market Center, Space 1038, in July 2005 as well. Both showrooms were selected for their easy-to-find locations alongside some of the nation’s best-known brand name home furnishings suppliers.

Gold Bond, the country’s leading futon mattress manufacturer, is based in Hartford, Conn. The company has been family-owned and independently operated since 1899. Adonis Furniture of Oakland, Calif., and SIS futon Covers of Columbia Heights, Minn., will show with Gold Bond in High Point and Las Vegas.