Sealy Mattress

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Market cap:

$351 million

Country of incorporation:

United States of America

Industry:

Consumer Discretionary

Description:

Sealy Corporation manufactures and markets mattresses and box-springs. Its conventional (innerspring) bedding products are manufactured and marketed in the Americas under its Sealy, Sealy Posturepedic, Stearns & Foster and Bassett brand names. In addition, it manufactures and markets specialty (non-innerspring) latex and visco-elastic bedding products under the PurEmbrace, TrueForm, SpringFree, Stearns & Foster, Reflexions, Carrington Chase, MirrorForm and Pirelli brand names. The Company operates in two reportable segments: the Americas and Europe. The Americas segment operations are concentrated in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and Puerto Rico. Europe operations are concentrated in Western Europe1.

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Positive Impact – Doing:

1. Environmentally responsible material sourcing: 100% of the steel products in Sealy sleep sets come from recycled steel; Sealy’s lumber resource for boxspring frames is certified to SFI (Sustainable Forestry Initiative) and CSA (Canadian Standard Association) standards.1.

1. http://www.sealy.com/Environment/Environment.aspx

Positive Impact – Talking:

1. Sealy is committed to reducing solid waste from product manufacturing by 4% and reduce GHG emissions from product delivery by 8% for 2009.1.

1. http://www.edf.org/article.cfm?contentID=9255

Controversy:

1. Numerous negative consumer reports regarding disatisfactory products, misleading warrenty and unreliable customer service1.

1. http://www.consumeraffairs.com/furniture/sealy_mattress_p2.html

Notes:

HQ in Trinity, NC

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