Brookstone

7 statements across 3 episodes · 4 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Oct 22, 2018 by Bobby Trussell · said 38 times in 4 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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Everything said about Brookstone, oldest first

Oct 22, 2018 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Tempur-Pedic became Brookstone's hottest selling new product within two weeks
“Within two weeks, we were the hottest selling new product in Brookstone.”
Bobby Trussell Oct 22, 2018 ▶ 36:06 Tempur-Pedic: Bobby Trussell
Oct 22, 2018 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Trussell leveraged Sharper Image rivalry to force Brookstone to sell mattresses
“I started selling to Sharper Image, their arch rival. Brookstone had an absolute cow about that, and they called me, Mike Anthony called me, and he said, Bob, we want you to not to sell to Sharper Image. It's going to hurt our business. And I said, okay, I'll …”
Bobby Trussell Oct 22, 2018 ▶ 41:36 Tempur-Pedic: Bobby Trussell
Oct 22, 2018 neutral
What-if
Discounting Tempur-Pedic pillows to $30 would have hurt sales
“I think if you sold it for 30, you'd sell less.”
Bobby Trussell Oct 22, 2018 ▶ 36:59 Tempur-Pedic: Bobby Trussell
Jul 6, 2020 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Tempur-Pedic became Brookstone's hottest-selling new product within two weeks
“Within two weeks, we were the hottest selling new product in Brookstone.”
Bobby Trussell Jul 6, 2020 ▶ 37:06 Tempur-Pedic: Bobby Trussell (2018)
Jul 6, 2020 positive
What-if
Trussell: Tempur-Pedic would have sold fewer pillows at $30 than $90
“I think if you sold it for 30, you'd sell less.”
Bobby Trussell Jul 6, 2020 ▶ 37:59 Tempur-Pedic: Bobby Trussell (2018)
Jul 6, 2020
Disclosure
Trussell leveraged a Sharper Image deal to force Brookstone to stock mattresses
“So I started selling to Sharper Image. Their arch rival. Brookstone had an absolute cow about that, and they called me, Mike Anthony called me, and he said, Bob, we want you to not to sell to Sharper Image. It's going to hurt our business. And I said, okay, I'…”
Bobby Trussell Jul 6, 2020 ▶ 42:35 Tempur-Pedic: Bobby Trussell (2018)
Dec 18, 2025 positive
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Bobby Trussell: Tempur-Pedic Became Brookstone's Number One Product
“When we were selling to Brookstone that was one of our big breakthroughs. They were a major retailer, and we were, became their number one product”
Bobby Trussell Dec 18, 2025 ▶ 41:22 Advice Line with Bobby Trussell of Tempur-Pedic
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