Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Sleepy's for the rest of your retail life



A Sleepy's opened back in December at 111 Third Ave. near East 14th St.

At first glance, it's really not exciting retail news. Or is it?

Uh, anyway, Bloomberg Business had a post on Sleepy's yesterday. The Long Island-based company has 32 locations in Manhattan alone … which, as Bloomberg points out, is more than than the Gap (13), Whole Foods (7) and Best Buy (6) combined.

Per Bloomberg: "That's no mean feat, considering that the average American replaces a mattress only once every 10 years."

How do they succeed? Well, you have to watch the video report for the answer… but basically Sleepy's enjoys 50 percent profit margins… with minimal risk (low inventory) and flexible location opportunities (Sleepy's doesn't need prime window-shopping real estate, and will do fine on a second-floor spot).

Of course Sleepy's isn't completely bulletproof. The location at 138 Delancey closed last August.

That storefront between Norfolk and Suffolk remains on the market….

at

9 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2015 at 5:36 AM

    *yawn*

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2015 at 7:34 AM

    I frequently take naps there.

    ReplyDelete
  3. NaranjaFebruary 18, 2015 at 12:19 PM

    What about all the bedbug stories I hear? People buy mattresses, then they return them and they're infested, or they get infested from touching other mattresses in the truck.

    ReplyDelete
  4. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2015 at 12:59 PM

    Delancey Street store is still open for business, just has a lease sign in it.

    ReplyDelete
  5. moeFebruary 18, 2015 at 3:30 PM

    Part of their success is due to their clever scam that they will beat any price on any model mattress in the store. In fact every mattress in the store is labelled especially for their chain. So they never have to worry about be undersold on their 'DELUXE VELVET CLOUD' model, as it exists nowhere else.
    Well actually it does exist elsewhere, but under a different name.

    ReplyDelete
  6. nygrumpFebruary 18, 2015 at 3:43 PM

    You probably haven;t heard, but they are probably having a sale today. and tomorrow. And the next day. and the weekend. and then the held over presidents Day sale will take place. before the PRe-St Pats Day sale. Or is it the ash wednesday sale...

    ReplyDelete
  7. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2015 at 4:17 PM

    moe - That "scam" is an industry-wide practice that includes just about every other mattress retailer in the country. It's absurd, but not limited to Sleepy's.

    ReplyDelete
  8. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2015 at 7:57 AM

    Sleep on the floor. It's better for your back.

    ReplyDelete
  9. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2015 at 10:37 AM

    Im sure the guys at the bowery mission sleeping on the floor feel the same way.

    ReplyDelete

Your remarks and lively debates are welcome, whether supportive or critical of the views herein. Your articulate, well-informed remarks that are relevant to an article are welcome.

However, commentary that is intended to "flame" or attack, that contains violence, racist comments and potential libel will not be published. Facts are helpful.

If you'd like to make personal attacks and libelous claims against people and businesses, then you may do so on your own social media accounts. Also, comments predicting when a new business will close ("I give it six weeks") will not be approved.