mattress memory foam founded 2009 founder sam prochazka andy prochazka helenka prochazka headquarters edmonton alberta canada area served united states canada products memory foam mattresses mattress foundations bedding accessories website http www.novosbed.com novosbed inc. is a mattress brand and e commerce retailer with operations in the united states and canada . 1 2 novosbed operates an exclusively online storefront with no physical store locations and offers a 120 night in home trial to customers . 3 sam prochazka co founded novosbed.com in 2009 to give consumers an alternative to what he refers to as the ubiquitously pushy deceptive and expensive mattress buying experience . 4 contents 1 history 2 donation program 3 references 4 external links history edit novosbed was founded in 2009 by siblings sam andy and helenka prochazka 5 and was financed with 40 000 of personal investment . 6 according to fast company novosbed launched with the goal to sell quality mattresses without the traditional brick and mortar markup or the annoying hassle of salespeople . novosbed mattresses are comparable to those of more mainstream brands like tempur pedic both in terms of quality and customer satisfaction but are substantially less expensive . 7 8 novosbed originally manufactured its mattresses in china but moved production to the usa in 2012 9 where they are now built in pennsylvania . 10 novosbed has cited higher and more reliable quality and lower trade tariffs as primary motivations for the move . novosbed ships to customers throughout canada and the continental usa but has indicated that it will expand its business in the usa and internationally . during a july 2014 interview with thestreet.com ceo sam prochazka indicated that novosbed is growing on cash flow and has no plans to raise additional cash or go public within the foreseeable future . 11 in 2015 prochazka suggested novosbed was on track to triple revenue . 12 donation program edit novosbed has been referred to as the warby parker of mattresses because of its lengthy in home sleep trial and money back guarantee and donation of returned mattresses to charities throughout north america . 13 novosbed s donation program dates back to at least 2010 14 and features prominently in their marketing . 15 according to a bbc interview novosbed return rates are 3 % substantially below the industry average of 10 % . 16 references edit resellerratings profile . www.resellerratings.com . retrieved 2 october 2014 . bbb profile . www.bbb.org . retrieved 2 october 2014 . soltes fiona 2 september 2014 . breaking the norm . www.nrf.com . sam prochazka . www.ideamensch.com . retrieved 2 october 2014 . callard abby . how an e retailer uses customer service to sell an unusual product online . www.internetretailer.com . retrieved 13 august 2014 . gayomali chris . this is what happens when you order from the warby parker of mattresses . www.fastcompany.com . retrieved 2 october 2014 . probus jessica 17 august 2014 . 13 cheaper alternatives to life s expensive necessities . www.buzzfeed.com . memory foam mattress reviews ratings and comparisons . retrieved 2 october 2014 . rosenberg joyce 30 march 2014 . trade agreements may boost small businesses . www.spokesman.com . http www.novosbed.com help malandrino jill . novosbed innovates on providing a better night s sleep . www.thestreet.com . retrieved 2 october 2014 . ali anwar . online mattress retailers look to free consumers from high prices gimmicky sales pitches . financial post . retrieved 24 march 2016 . gayomali chris . this is what happens when you order from the warby parker of mattresses . www.fastcompany.com . retrieved 2 october 2014 . truckload of new mattresses for boys & girls clubs . www.prweb.com . retrieved 2 october 2014 . novosbed home page . www.novosbed.com . retrieved 2 october 2014 . barton eric . why that workplace star wasn t a good hire . www.bbc.com . retrieved 9 september 2014 . external links edit company website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title novosbed & oldid 725627888 categories companies based in edmontoncompanies established in 2009online retailers of canadamattress retailers of the united states navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 16 june 2016 at 21 34 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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