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| company_name = Select Comfort Corporation |
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| company_type = [[Corporation]] |
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| foundation = [[1987]] |
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| location = United States |
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| key_people = Bill McLaughlin, Pete Bills |
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| industry = [[Mattresses]] |
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| products = [[Sleep Number bed]] [[air mattress]]es and [[Bedding]] |
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| homepage = http://www.selectcomfort.com/ |
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'''Select Comfort''' ({{nasdaq|SCSS}}) is the leading U.S. manufacturer of adjustable firmness air [[mattress]]es and the creator of the '''Sleep Number bed'''. The company is based in [[Plymouth, Minnesota]]. The "sleep system" allows users to control the firmness of each side of their mattress with a handheld remote. The company's frequent TV commercials feature actress [[Lindsay Wagner]]. |
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Select Comfort was founded in [[1987]] by Robert Walker, who went on to found [[Bixby Energy Systems]]. As of [[2006]], Select Comfort holds 32 issued or pending patents for its products, and has over 442 retail stores nationwide. The current CEO is Bill McLaughlin. |
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Select Comfort also has an exclusive partnership with [[Radisson Hotels & Resorts]], which was announced in May 2004. The Radisson Sleep Number bed can now be found at Radisson properties in locations throughout the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean.[http://www.selectcomfort.com/corporation/index.cfm] |
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Select Comfort has been the "Official Bed Provider" for [[Ronald McDonald House]] Charities since January 2001. The company has donated more than 3,700 Sleep Number beds to the 156 Ronald McDonald Houses in the U.S. to date. In addition to the beds, Select Comfort, along with its employees and vendor partners, has donated more than 5,500 employee volunteer hours and $640,000 in contributions from employee payroll deductions, retail promotions and other fundraising activities. The total value of these goods, services and cash contributions exceeds $3.2 million.[http://www.selectcomfort.com/corporation/index.cfm] In October 2006, Select Comfort sponsored a "Sleep Like a Star" celebrity bed auction on [[eBay]] which raised over $35,000. |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.selectcomfort.com Select Comfort website] |
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[[Category:Companies based in Minnesota]] |
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Revision as of 02:16, 17 June 2007
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| Company type | Corporation |
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| Industry | Mattresses |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Headquarters | United States |
Key people | Bill McLaughlin, Pete Bills |
| Products | Sleep Number bed air mattresses and Bedding |
| Website | http://www.selectcomfort.com/ |
Select Comfort (Nasdaq: SCSS) is the leading U.S. manufacturer of adjustable firmness air mattresses and the creator of the Sleep Number bed. The company is based in Plymouth, Minnesota. The "sleep system" allows users to control the firmness of each side of their mattress with a handheld remote. The company's frequent TV commercials feature actress Lindsay Wagner.
Select Comfort was founded in 1987 by Robert Walker, who went on to found Bixby Energy Systems. As of 2006, Select Comfort holds 32 issued or pending patents for its products, and has over 442 retail stores nationwide. The current CEO is Bill McLaughlin.
Select Comfort also has an exclusive partnership with Radisson Hotels & Resorts, which was announced in May 2004. The Radisson Sleep Number bed can now be found at Radisson properties in locations throughout the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean.[1]
Select Comfort has been the "Official Bed Provider" for Ronald McDonald House Charities since January 2001. The company has donated more than 3,700 Sleep Number beds to the 156 Ronald McDonald Houses in the U.S. to date. In addition to the beds, Select Comfort, along with its employees and vendor partners, has donated more than 5,500 employee volunteer hours and $640,000 in contributions from employee payroll deductions, retail promotions and other fundraising activities. The total value of these goods, services and cash contributions exceeds $3.2 million.[2] In October 2006, Select Comfort sponsored a "Sleep Like a Star" celebrity bed auction on eBay which raised over $35,000.