Today we’d like to introduce you to Todd Summerville.
Todd, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
After moving into a new home, Todd Summerville and his wife, like most people, went to a local mattress store in search of a new bed they could love falling into each night. No other customers were in the store and the sales person seemed more interested in a personal phone call than his customers. When he finally came around, he did not ask the Summerville’s what they were looking for, or about their sleep habits. Instead, he pronounced that they were already sitting on the perfect bed for them. How could he possibly know that to be true?
In faith, the Summerville took their new mattress home and, after a few weeks, failed to have the good night’s sleep the salesperson promised. The return process was aggravating. Unfulfilled by the customer service experience in store, the couple turned to the internet and ordered from a company boasting that their single mattress design is perfect for all people. This, certainly, was not true for the Summerville’s, who have different comfort preferences.
A few sleep-deprived months later, Todd took matters into his own hands with the idea of creating something new in the world of mattresses. He rounded up a group of mattress experts with over 60 years’ combined expertise. Using their expertise, and addressing the Summerville’s’ pain points, the team developed a split mattress that offered dual comfort for couples, like them, who have different sleep comfort levels.
The innovation did not stop there. They soon added a therapeutic copper-ion fabric to help reduce odor and improve hygiene while creating a healthier environment and enhancing the look and feel of the skin.
Shortly thereafter, American-made Amore Beds launched with three comfort levels, and a personalizable dual comfort, split mattress, with an emphasis on the best, highest quality materials, attention to detail in design and production, and the best customer experience available. Summerville’s goals are to provide a mattress for all individuals, and couples, that provides the best night’s sleep ever, with the easiest shopping, no hassle experience, guaranteed. Summerville calls it “The Amore Promise”, where customers, their sleep, and needs always come first.
Founded in 2015, Amore Beds is a Chicago startup offering three comfort levels, and a personalizable dual comfort split mattress for couples. The company’s mission puts an emphasis on being Made in America, using the best, highest quality materials, attention to detail in design and production, and providing the best shopping and no hassle customer experience, guaranteed. Amore Beds mattresses start at just $475 and can be purchased online at https://www.amorebeds.com/.
Has it been a smooth road?
The mattress industry is a much more competitive industry than originally expected. I thought that all I needed was to have a product that was better than everyone else’s, but I soon learned that my mattress would not sell itself. With the sea of mattress companies competitively advertising that they were all the best, I needed to find a niche and exploit the key features that someone is looking for in a particular mattress. After a hundred different prototypes, we decided to focus on a higher-end 12″ thick hybrid mattress that has both pocketed coils and foam.
We’d love to hear more about your business.
We are an online e-commerce mattress company that believes that different people have different sleep preferences.
In terms of selection, instead of being forced to accept a “one-size-fits-all” mattress, shoppers can explore Amore Beds’ three customizable made-to-order models: Amore Soft, Amore Medium, and Amore Firm. All models feature ultra-breathable organic cotton fabric and a scientifically designed proprietary foam that combines supercooling properties with the utmost comfort and support. Couples can also personalize both sides of their mattress to suit each partner’s sleep preferences, and health-conscious shoppers can upgrade to an innovative therapeutic copper ion-infused mattress fabric.
In terms of overall shopping experience, Amore Beds makes buying a mattress easy, simple, and safe. Everything is designed in the U.S., shipping is free, and customers can take advantage of a “comfort trial period” that gives them 100 nights to try their new bed out. If they aren’t satisfied, returns are easy and hassle-free.
Our quality hybrid design sets us apart from the rest of the pack by bringing an unmatched value to the table. Hybrid mattresses in retail stores will cost double the price of ours for a lower quality product. We cut out the middle-men and high-pressure commissioned salesmen.
Is our city a good place to do what you do?
Our city is a great location. Since we ship nationwide, we are in a great location to ship to each coast within a reasonable amount of time. Millennials like to move around a lot and they like convenience.
What’s more convenient than shopping online for a mattress and having it delivered to your door? Chicago is very densely populated and not the most convenient for driving around with a mattress on your roof only to try hauling it up 6 flights of a narrow stairway. There is plenty of opportunities when we focus certain advertisements just to Chicagoan’s. And fellow Chicagoan’s tend to prefer a Chicago-based company to help support. We enjoy helping each other out.
Pricing:
- Twin Mattress $325 on sale
- Twin XL Mattress $450 on sale
- Full Mattress $625 on sale
- Queen Mattress $725 on sale
- King Mattress $900 on sale
- Cal King Mattress $900 on sale
Contact Info:
- Website: www.AmoreBeds.com
- Phone: 8448426673
- Email: support@amorebeds.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amorebeds/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmoreBeds
- Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/AmoreBeds
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