Mattress Firm
Largest mattress retailer. Acquired by Steinhoff International for $3.8B in 2016, filed for bankruptcy in 2018 closing 700 stores after aggressive over-expansion
- FOUNDED
- 1986
- IMPACTS
- 1 documented
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1986
Mattress Firm founded
2018
Mattress Firm filed for bankruptcy, closed 700 stores after PE ownership
HighClosure / BankruptcyAfter years of PE-driven rapid expansion (over-saturating markets with stores), Mattress Firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2018, closing 700 locations.
Before / After
MetricBefore PEAfter PEΔ
Stores closed
reported 2018
before 3,300 locations
after 2,600 locations
-21%
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