The Jetsons' fictional (and functional) home of the future is one step closer to reality with the launch of the first product from Ori Systems, an all-in-one robotic dresser, desk and bed product.
Certainly in the last two years, Hilfiger has slapped its name on products as disparate as bicycles, sunglasses, towels and bedding products.
So far, catalog sales have been solid but unspectacular; for the first quarter of the year, W sold $20,000 worth of bedding products from the catalog.
And beyond the so-called science, the notion of selling bedding products as athletic gear seems intuitive, tapping as it does into the American competitive spirit.
The Bedding Products segment includes the manufacture and distribution of mattress and bedding products.
One example is Tempur-Pedic International, which makes and sells high-end mattresses and other bedding products.
It's Outlast-branded bedding products incorporate what is called adaptive comfort technology able to store body heat and release it as needed.
The bedding products include a mattress pad, blankets and pillows that are embedded with what the company calls Thermocules, tiny spheres about 1 or 2 microns in size.
He financed buyouts for LBO firms like Century Park Capital Partners, which used a $10 million CapitalSource loan to buy Kids Line, a maker of infant bedding products.
The purpose of this article is to (1) analyse the current use of bedding textiles elderly care facilities, (2) identify the demands of caregivers for improvements, (3) highlight the barriers which prevent the development of better performance low-cost bedding products, (4) give direction in research and development to governing bodies and care providing organisations.
