Sleeping Giant

Sleeping Giant, Australian retailer of mattresses and sleep furniture

Sleeping Giant is an Australian-owned family business operating as a specialist sleep retailer. According to its own presentation, it has more than 40 years of experience helping Australians sleep better and describes itself as one of Australia's most trusted specialist sleep retailers. The company combines bedding expertise with an ongoing interest in the science and art of good sleep.

The company states that its origins go back more than four decades, when an Australian family set out to make real the idea that every Australian deserves a good night's sleep. It continues to operate on that same premise and declares itself Australian-owned and operated.

Mattress and brand range

The mattress range is organised by size — single, king single, double, queen and king — and by type: spring, foam, in a box, cooling and adjustable. The store also sells Australian-made mattresses.

Among the mattress brands it carries are Art & Science, Dreamsuite, AH Beard and King Koil, as well as Osborn. Within Art & Science, the range includes the Windsor, Balmoral, Kensington, Somerset, Highgrove and Ultra Luxe models. From Dreamsuite, Aero, Flex Cool Gel Memory Foam and Flex Charcoal Bamboo Memory Foam are listed. From AH Beard, the Domino Broadway model appears, and from King Koil, the Manhattan.

The website showed reference prices for several of these models, with ranges going, for example, from AU$349–749 for the Art & Science Windsor up to AU$1,699–2,399 for the Art & Science Ultra Luxe, in both cases with higher crossed-out previous prices. This is catalogue information subject to change.

Beds, furniture and bedroom equipment

In addition to mattresses, Sleeping Giant sells beds classified by type (bases, frames, storage beds, bedheads and sofa beds), by size (single, king single, double, queen and king), by function (gas lift, drawer beds, bunk beds, adjustable bases and trundle beds) and by material (bouclé, timber, upholstered and removable cover).

Bedroom furniture includes bedside tables, dressers, tallboys and blanket boxes. The accents section includes armchairs, ottomans and pouffes, bed ends and furniture care items such as care kits and slip covers.

Kids' line and home textiles

The kids' bedroom category covers kids' mattresses in single, king single and trundle sizes, as well as kids' beds of various types: bunks, frames, trundle, bases, storage, timber and upholstered.

In textiles and décor, the store offers mattress protectors (waterproof, bamboo, cooling and breathable), microfibre mattress toppers, pillows (memory foam, cooling and microfibre), bed linen, cushions, throws, quilts and microfibre duvets. It also sells wool, leather, jute, synthetic, wool blend, pet-friendly and washable rugs.

The homewares section includes lighting (floor lamps, table lamps, pendant lights, portable lights, LED lights, dimmable lights and rechargeable lights), wall décor (wall art, mirrors and clocks), decorative accessories such as trays, bowls, artificial flowers and plants, pots and planters, storage baskets, home fragrance (candles and diffusers) and Peppermint Grove hand and body care products.

Shopping services and customer care

The company offers the option to buy both in-store and online. It has a store finder, Click & Collect service, delivery information, buying guides and blogs. It also runs a mattress recycling programme and a returns and change-of-mind policy, along with product warranty and interest-free payment options.

Sleeping Giant promotes a "100 Night Sleep Promise" and an online mattress finder tool that, according to the website, gives $50 off the first order. The company also handles trade and commercial enquiries.

Team and design philosophy

The company describes its team as a group of people with personal experience of rest: parents aware of the value of every hour of sleep, wellness experts, former professional athletes who have seen the relationship between sleep and performance, and specialists who have dedicated their careers to understanding how to help people rest better.

Sleeping Giant has an Australian design team that, according to its presentation, approaches every product with a sleep-first philosophy and designs with real bedrooms and real bodies in mind, not showrooms.