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...During the worst of the pandemic, demand for bedding and furniture jumped. Lockdowns kept people indoors, focused on sprucing up their homes....
...Sales of furniture and furnishings fell 1.2 per cent even as people’s travel budgets rose and restaurant spending soared by 24.2 per cent....
...Yet mention it today, and it’s more a punchline than a piece of furniture — garish, a little inappropriate and yet somehow endearing....
...In the US, analysts said the success of Casper, which began selling mattresses online in 2014, was partly to blame for the faltering performance of industry leader Tempur Sealy....
...The group’s private-label products are sold to furniture chains, including Ikea and Jysk....
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