1-800-Mattress.com was founded in 1967 under the name Dial-A-Mattress, by Napoleon Barragan, who developed the idea while working in a furniture store. Beginning as a lowly operation in Barragan’s basement, Dial-A-Mattress quickly surpassed the original store that Mr.Barragan was working in. In 1979 the first Dial-A-Mattress commercial was aired and in 1988, began offering a toll free number at the bottom of their television ads. In 1994, Dial-A-Mattress went national and soon changed the name to 1-800-Mattress. In 2009 1-800-Mattress filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after creditors forced the mattress retailer to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy (for a lack of debt payments). By the end of the year the company was auctioned off and was merged with their former competitor Sleepy’s. By the end of 2009 1-800-Mattress had become 1-800-Mattress.com, the current name for the bedding provider.

1-800-Mattress.com Franchise Cost / Initial Investment /

1-800-Mattress.com Franchise Income

The initial franchise fee to start up a 1-800-mattress.com location is based off of the total estimated population the desired region multiplied by $.30. For example, a territory with around 100,000 people will have an initial franchise fee of $300,000. The estimated total initial investment ranges from $273,500 to $466,000, excluding the initial franchise fee. All of the previous estimates are based off a minimum territory of 100,000 people. Other fees that 1-800-Mattress.com requires include an advertising fee of $2,000 per month, the cost of initial training, which is either $1,000 or $2,000, minimum, depending on the number of people needing training in the first 12 months.

1-800-Mattress.com Business Opportunities: Other Information

Founder Napoleon Barragan was awarded the Trendsetter Awards from Defing Trend Magazine in 2008 There is currently no other information available about 1-800-Mattress.com at this time.