as nasdaq mfrm industry retailer founded 1957 ; 59 years ago 1957 as bedding discount center founder harry acker headquarters hicksville new york u.s. products mattresses bedding brands sealy serta simmons tempur pedic stearns & foster beautyrest spring air king koil ortho posture website www.sleepys.com sleepy s is a retail mattress chain with over 1 000 stores primarily in the northeastern united states . the company was founded in new york city in 1931 . 1 contents 1 business history 2 business operations 3 complaints 4 references business history edit a sleepy s store in old saybrook connecticut . in 1931 louis acker opened his first mattress store with his son harry . citation needed the business was incorporated in 1957 as bedding discount center ; in 1975 the name was changed to sleepy s. citation needed in 1977 sleepy s opened its eighth store and relocated its corporate offices and warehouse to a 20 000 square foot 1 900 m2 space in new hyde park . citation needed in 1986 it relocated headquarters and distribution center to a 60 000 square foot 5 600 m2 building in port washington ny . in 1993 sleepy s acquired kleinsleep and in 1996 mattress discounters in new york and new jersey . citation needed in 1994 the 75th store opened and the corporate headquarters and distribution center moved to bethpage ny in a 150 000 square foot 14 000 m2 building that was expanded in 1995 to 80 000 square feet 7 400 m2 . citation needed david acker harry s son became the president of sleepy s in 2001 . in 2002 sleepy s built a new 211 000 square foot 19 600 m2 warehouse in robbinsville nj . citation needed mattress firm sleep chains locations in connecticut and massachusetts were acquired in 2003 and in 2007 sleepy s acquired the rockaway bedding chain adding 200 stores . citation needed in the summer of 2009 sleepy s moved its headquarters and new york distribution facility to a newly constructed 500 000 square foot 46 000 m2 building in hicksville new york . 2 in 2009 sleepy s acquired the assets of dial a mattress international and 1 800 mattress corp. 3 including its two domain names and a year later the connecticut mattress specialty chain better bedding . 4 in 2013 sleepy s expanded into the chicago market . 5 in october 2014 sleepy s opened its 1 000th store . 6 the first use of the logo with the sleepy s man in a red and white night shirt and cap was in 1976 . citation needed in 1978 the first televised sleepy s commercial starring president harry acker aired . citation needed in 1998 the firm began offering sales consultation via phone . citation needed a year later in 1999 the sleepy s jingle was written and produced by rich lehman of rkl productions and jerry plotkin of headroom digital audio . citation needed in 2009 the company launched their e commerce website . 7 in december 2015 sleepy s announced that it was being acquired by competitor mattress firm mfrm for 780 million . 8 business operations edit a sleepy s store in brooklyn new york first opened in 1975 sleepy s carries mattress brands including sealy serta simmons beautyrest posturepedic tempur pedic king koil and stearns & foster . like other major retailers sleepy s carries mattress lines that are unique to the seller so there is no way to compare prices with their competitors . 9 10 sleepy s stores are primarily in the northeastern mid atlantic and the midwest including connecticut delaware district of columbia illinois indiana maine massachusetts maryland new hampshire new jersey new york north carolina pennsylvania rhode island south carolina virginia vermont and west virginia . citation needed nationwide delivery is available through their official website . citation needed in 2009 a trade publication labeled sleepy s as the fastest growing furniture retailer in the us 11 and in 2014 ranked them 11th in growth . 12 complaints edit in 2004 sleepy s resolved a lawsuit filed by the new jersey division of consumer affairs . the lawsuit alleged that sleepy s misled consumers regarding their exchange policy customer refunds and advertisements . there were also questions about delivery of faulty merchandise and failure of delivery . sleepy s agreed to pay 750 000 in costs and restitution to reach settlement . in addition to the payment the company agreed to clearer advertising issuing refunds more willingly and improving customer service . 13 in 2007 sleepys agreed to pay 200 000 to resolve complaints and settle deceptive sales charges in ny . as part of the settlement sleepy s agreed to pay a total of 200 000 which includes restitution to consumers and penalties as well as a commitment to new policies and procedures to achieve full compliance with local and state laws . the settlement marked a conclusion to the agency s extensive investigation into approximately 300 consumer complaints filed over the past three years through dca or referred to the department by other agencies including the new york state attorney general s office and the better business bureau . 14 in april 2011 sleepy s was cleared by connecticut attorney general george jepsen of charges regarding complaints of bed bugs infestations and accusations of re selling used mattresses . 15 in 2014 sleepy s was ranked last among 15 major mattress retailers listed in a poll of consumer reports readers the same result it reported in its 2012 rankings . the 2014 ranking was based on 6 105 shopping experiences . 16 17 18 references edit beckerman josh 2015 12 01 . mattress firm to buy sleepy s for 780 million . wall street journal . issn 0099 9660 . retrieved 2016 05 20 . winzelberg david . sleepy s uncovers new hicksville offices . libn.com . long island business news . retrieved 21 january 2015 . samuels michael h. sleepy s buys dial a mattress for 25 million . libn.com . long island business news . retrieved 21 january 2015 . court oks sleepy s purchase of better bedding . furniture today . retrieved 2014 12 30 . mattress retail store sleepy s opens in cl . northwest herald . retrieved 2014 12 30 . sleepy s celebrates its 1 000th store . http www.poughkeepsiejournal.com . poughkeepsie journal . retrieved 12 february 2015 . external link in website help evans katie . retail chain sleepy s launches an e commerce site at sleepys.com . https www.internetretailer.com . internet retailer . retrieved 12 february 2015 . external link in website help beckerman josh 2015 12 01 . mattress firm to buy sleepy s for 780 million . wall street journal . issn 0099 9660 . retrieved 2016 05 20 . no rest for the weary . courant.com . hartford courant . retrieved 2014 01 06 . how to come out on top when buying a mattress . yahoo.com . yahoo . retrieved 2015 01 21 . engel c. 2009 june 8 sleepy s leads top 100 in growth . furniture today 33 39 11 14 . more than half of companies on top 100 list are expanding . furnituretoday.com . clint engel . retrieved 20 january 2014 . sleepy s enters into agreement with nj to resolve suit . new jersey office of the attorney 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