EP176 - Tuft & Needle Co-Founder JT Marino

Tuft & Needle (@tuftandneedle) is the original digitally native direct to consumer mattress brand (founded in 2012). In 2018 they merged with Serta Simmons Bedding company. JT Marino is a co-founder of Tuft & Needle, now Chief Strategy Officer for Serta.

Topics covered:

Tuft & Needle origin story
Merger with Serta
State of the online mattress industry
Tuft & Needles Amazon strategy
Future of Direct to consumer model
Omni-Channel opportunities

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Episode 176 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Monday, June 3rd, 2019.

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Join your hosts Jason “Retailgeek” Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Founder and Executive Chairman of Channel Advisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.