Dale Carlsen

Dale R. Carlsen founded The Sleep Train Mattress Center in 1985,^[1] and has guided the company to become the largest retailer of mattresses on the West Coast, and one of the top three in the United States.^[2] In 2002, Dale purchased 54 of Mattress Discounters' stores in California during that company's bankruptcy—more than doubling Sleep Train's size.^[3] In August of 2006, Dale purchased Sleep Country USA from Simmons Bedding in a move to re-enter the northwestern market.^[4]

He is a 1984 graduate of California State University-Sacramento and a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity.

Awards

• 2005 Sacramento Metro Chamber of Congress Businessman of the Year^[5]

References

1. ^ Jon Ortiz, Mattresses beneath his wings, Sacramento Bee, October 10, 2005, Page D1.
2. ^ Nancy Butler, Sleep Train—Calculated risks, focus on people catapults California entrepreneur to the top, Sleep Savvy January/February 2007.
3. ^ Kelly Johnson, Sleep Train agrees to buy 54 stores, Sacramento Business Journal, October 23, 2002.
4. ^ David Perry, Simmons to sell Sleep Country USA stores to Sleep Train, Furniture Today, July 26, 2006.
5. ^ Chancellor earns Sacramentan of the Year award, Dateline UC Davis, December 3, 2004

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