Hotel deadline Friday for Furniture/Today Bedding Conference

HIGH POINT -- Furniture|Today’s big bedding conference is heading for Big D in 2007.

Following up on the success of its inaugural bedding conference in March at Lake Las Vegas, Nev., the next bedding conference will be held April 18-20 at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas, just outside Dallas.

The first bedding conference was a sellout with more than 200 attending. Furniture|Today officials are predicting a strong turnout at the second event.

“The Dallas area is an ideal location for our second bedding conference,” said David Perry, Furniture|Today’s executive editor, who is again organizing the conference. “The Gaylord Texan offers a full range of amenities for our guests and is located close to the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. Dallas is centrally located in the United States, and with its great airport offers easy access for retailers across the country.”

In addition, Dallas is home to the headquarters of the Home Furnishings International Assn., which joined Furniture/Today in co-sponsoring the first bedding conference and will be a co-sponsor at the next conference.

“Our partnership with HFIA served us well at the inaugural bedding conference and we look forward to hosting many HFIA members when we meet in HFIA’s home state,” said Perry.

He added that Dallas is a strong retail bedding market, which should further boost attendance.