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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Beds |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Founder | Zalmon G. Simmons |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Products | Mattresses |
| Brands | Simmons BeautyRest BeautySleep |
| Parent | Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC |
| Website | simmons |
The Simmons Bedding Company is an American major manufacturer of mattresses and related bedding products, based in Atlanta, Georgia. The company was founded in 1870. Simmons' flagship brand is Beautyrest. In addition to operating 18 manufacturing facilities in the United States and Puerto Rico, the company licenses its products internationally. According to a Simmons press release, net sales for 2005 were $855 million, and its revenue was $1.13 billion in 2007 and $1.228 billion in 2013.[1] In 2011, Simmons ranked in third place among U.S. mattress manufacturers, with a 15.7 percent market share.[2] In 2012, Simmons and its sister company Serta International were acquired by American private equity company Advent International.[3] As of 2022, Simmons is a subsidiary of the American company Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC of Doraville, Georgia.[4] On January 23, 2023, Serta Simmons Bedding filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[5]
- ^ Simmons Company – Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005 Results Archived 2006-09-22 at the Wayback Machine, Official release
- ^ Bartz, Diane (March 4, 2013). "Will antitrust cops recoil from king-sized mattress merger?". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Perry, David (August 5, 2012). "Advent to acquire majority interest in Serta, Simmons parent". Furniture Today.
- ^ "Serta Simmons Bedding." Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC. Retrieved on July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Serta Simmons Bedding files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection". 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2023-01-24.