Sleep Train Voted "Best Beds & Mattresses" In Best of BayList for Second Year

Company Honored by Recognition from Bay Area Customers

2011-04-04

SACRAMENTO, CA, April 04, 2011 (Press-News.org) Sleep Train, the number one mattress store on the West Coast, has once again taken first place in the "Best Beds & Mattresses" category in San Francisco Chronicle's SFGate.com Best of BayList. This year, over 90,000 Bay Area residents voted for their favorite companies in over 100 categories.

The SFGate Best of BayList is an interactive city guide hosted by SFGate.com and powered by CityVoter. The site features promotional contests where readers can nominate eligible businesses within categories chosen by SFGate.com and CityVoter. Consumers can then vote for and recommend their favorites from more than 10,000 of The Bay Area's best local businesses, and winners are featured online. This is the second year Sleep Train has been at the top of their category, in which 38 other businesses were nominated.

"Sleep Train is thankful to have such a loyal customer base to have been voted to the top of this list two years in a row," said Terry Horsley, vice president of brand strategy, Sleep Train. "We feel especially honored to be recognized for our commitment to customer service and to our community."

Sleep Train gives back to its community through the Sleep Train Foster Kids program which supports regional foster organizations, foster families and foster children through donation drives and cash gifts. Currently, the company is accepting donations of new shoes in all sizes for its annual Shoe Drive for Foster Kids, which can be dropped off at any of the company's more than 80 stores throughout the region until May 1, 2011. Please visit the store locator at http://www.sleeptrain.com to find the location nearest you or call 1-800-378-BEDS (2337). Sleep Train store hours are Monday - Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

About Sleep Train
Sleep Train Mattress Centers, an award winning, employee-owned company, is ranked the #1 bedding specialist on the West Coast. Sleep Train offers customers superior service by professional and knowledgeable sleep consultants and the best selection of famous brands, such as Simmons Beautyrest , Sealy Posturepedic , Tempur-Pedic , Stearns & Foster, and the Vera Wang Collection by Serta , as well as premium adjustable beds, futons, and wood and metal accent beds at the guaranteed lowest prices. Sleep Train's award-winning Foster Kids program actively contributes to its community through ongoing donation drives that benefit the area's nearly 60,000 foster children. With more than 80 retail locations throughout California, Sleep Train is Your Ticket to a Better Night's Sleep . For more information, please visit http://www.sleeptrain.com or call 1-800-378-BEDS.

Media Contacts:
Revolution PR for Sleep Train
Jennifer Karkar Ritchie, (206) 932-2454, jennifer@revolutionpr.com
Aaron Hilst, (206) 355-3506, aaron@revolutionpr.com

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