please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . april 2012 this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message sleep experts industry consumer goods mattresses founded 2003 founder chris and christine cook headquarters dallas texas dallas u.s. number of locations 50 key people christine cook president chris cook ceo products mattresses bedding number of employees 220 website www.sleepexperts.com sleep experts is a privately owned mattress retailer in the dallas fort worth metroplex . the company was founded in 2003 by chris and christine cook continuing a family tradition in the bedding retail industry that dates back to the 1950s . 1 christine cook serves as president and company spokesperson appearing in television radio and print advertisements . chris cook is chief executive officer . sleep experts has 42 mattress stores 2 and approximately over 140 employees . contents 1 history 2 products 3 community involvement 4 references 5 external links history edit chris cook and his wife christine became the third generation of cooks in the mattress business when they opened the first sleep experts store in dallas texas in july 2003 . they quickly expanded to 10 stores by the end of 2003 and to 15 stores by the end of their first full year in business . the company currently operates in 43 locations throughout the dallas fort worth metroplex and 11 in the austin tx area . in 2006 2007 and 2008 sleep experts was ranked one the dallas 100 fastest growing companies by the southern methodist university smu cox school of business caruth institute for entrepreneurship . 3 4 5 the company has also been voted five years in a row by an independent survey of dallas fort worth consumers as a recipient of the consumers choice award tm in the category of mattress retailers . 6 the company also received the 2009 greater dallas business ethics award for its commitment to the local community . 7 sleep experts was sold to mattress firm in march 2014 . 8 products edit sleep experts carries bedding products including mattresses box springs pillows and other bedding accessories . the company s mattress selection includes innerspring mattresses memory foam mattresses and air mattresses with brands including tempur pedic comforpedic simmons spring air beautyrest serta laura ashley sleep designs dr. breus and comfortaire 9 which was recently acquired by select comfort . 10 community involvement edit when sleep experts opened its doors in 2003 it launched a program called rest assured 11 to recycle customers old mattresses for donation to local shelters that serve families in crisis in the dallas fort worth area . to date the program since renamed to share the gift to sleep has donated to non profit organizations including bryan s house collin county children s advocacy center dallas children s advocacy center dallas metro homeless alliance the bridge family gateway the family place genesis women s shelter safehaven of tarrant county and ronald mcdonald house of dallas . references edit cox school of business smu . smu.edu . mattress retailer sleep experts announces the opening of a new mattress store in university park texas on lovers lane . . retrieved 5 march 2012 . cox school of business smu . smu.edu . cox school of business smu . smu.edu . cox school of business smu . smu.edu . business service awards excellence in business award winning business consumers choice award . consumerschoiceaward.com . gdbea.org . gdbea.org . rubin ben fox march 10 2014 . mattress firm builds up its company operated store base . the wall street journal . retrieved march 12 2014 . adjustable beds bed pillows bed sheets comfortaire . comfortaire.com . select comfort acquires comfortaire . furnituretoday.com . inc.com the website for inc. magazine external links edit sleep experts mattress stores official website owners of dallas based sleep experts try soft image and find it s just right may 2010 dbj names women in business honorees . dallas business journal july 16 2009 rising stars 40 under 40 . chain store age january 2007 girded for battle bedding company has big plans for overtaking its competitors . dallas business journal july 2004 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sleep experts & oldid 743419539 categories companies based in dallascompanies established in 2003mattress retailers of the united stateshidden categories orphaned articles from april 2012all orphaned articlesarticles needing additional references from april 2009all articles needing 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