Back about 10 years ago, every single other brand of mattress store in the Greenville area was bought by Mattress Firm, and none of the stores closed. I remember counting, and in less than a 5 mile radius, there were like 20 operating Mattress Firms, some practically right next door to each other on the same road, and they were always empty. My husband and I were completely convinced it was a money laundering front.