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Sleepy’s, LLC is a privately owned, four-generation mattress retail company founded in 1931 in Brooklyn, New York, with over 2,900 employees and over 1,000 stores. Sleepy's products can also be ordered through the company's website and via phone. == Business history == In 1931, Louis Acker opened his first mattress store with his son, Harry. The business was incorporated in 1957 as Bedding Discount Center; in 1975 the name was changed to Sleepy’s. In 1977, Sleepy's opened its eighth store and relocated its corporate offices and warehouse to a space in New Hyde Park. In 1986, it relocated headquarters and distribution center to a building in Port Washington, NY. In 1993 Sleepy’s acquired Kleinsleep and in 1996 Mattress Discounters in New York and New Jersey. In 1994, the 75th store opened and the corporate headquarters and distribution center moved to Bethpage, NY in a building that was expanded in 1995 to . David Acker, Harry’s son, became the president of Sleepy’s in 2001. In 2002, Sleepy’s built a new warehouse in Robbinsville, NJ. 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. 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. In 2009, Sleepy’s acquired the assets of Dial-A-Mattress International and 1-800-Mattress Corp., including its two domain names, and a year later the Connecticut mattress specialty chain Better Bedding.〔(Court OKs Sleepy's purchase of Better Bedding ). ''Furniture Today''. Retrieved 2014-12-30.〕 In 2013, Sleepy’s expanded into the Chicago market.〔(Mattress retail store Sleepy’s opens in CL ). ''Northwest Herald''. Retrieved 2014-12-30.〕 In October 2014 Sleepy's opened its 1,000th store. The first use of the logo with the Sleepy's man in a red and white night shirt and cap was in 1976. In 1978 the first televised Sleepy's commercial starring President Harry Acker aired. In 1998 the firm began offering sales consultation via phone. 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. In 2009, the company launched their e-commerce website. On November 30th, 2015, it was reported that Mattress Firm Holdings Corporation acquired Sleepy's for $780 Million. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sleepy's」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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