What is the Bear Natural mattress and should you buy it?
You'll find mattresses from Bear featured in our best mattress guide, but how does the new Bear Natural measure up? It's not unusual to see latex used in premium organic mattresses and the foam is well-known for its cooling, hypoallergenic properties and deep pressure relief.
With Bear's generous mattress sales taking 35% off, this could be the perfect time to invest in a new organic mattress. But is the Bear Natural the right choice for you? Let's find out more…
Like many of the best organic mattresses, the Bear Natural uses natural latex foam to provide a supportive and responsive sleep surface. Standing 13' tall, the mattress uses Talalay latex, which is a plush latex foam with a consistent and breathable feel. The latex is backed up by an organic cotton cover, comfort foam and a layer of coils.
These coils are zoned, which means they've been arranged to provide targeted support where it's needed, helping to keep the spine aligned and provide pressure relief. Latex is, of course, naturally breathable and hypoallergenic, so this mattress could also be a great choice for both hot sleepers and allergy sufferers.
As you might expect from a natural mattress, the Bear Natural isn't cheap, with a queen coming with an MSRP of $2,427. But Bear normally has discounts of 30% on its mattresses, with the discount rising to 35% at major sales events, so right now is a great time to snap it up. Alongside this you'll also get a 120-night trial, lifetime warranty and free shipping.
Bear Natural Mattress: was from $1,999 now from $1,300 at Bear There's no getting away from the premium price tag but Bear's flash 35% off sale takes a queen down to $1,578 (MSRP $2,427). And you'll also get two free pillows into the bargain. This a good price for a premium organic mattress, plus you'll get a 120-night trial, lifetime warranty and free shipping included.
The Bear Natural is a premium mattress, even with discounts but, normal Bear mattress sales take 30% off, with the discount rising to 35% at major sales events. You'll also get two free pillows included with the mattress.
Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips.
Here are the MSRPs for the Bear Natural:
In terms of extras, you'll get a 120-night trial, lifetime warranty and free shipping to your door. There's also the option to upgrade to white glove delivery, with prices starting from $100.
This is a little disappointing for a mattress with prices comparable to many of the best luxury mattresses — we'd hope to see at least a year's trial on offer and maybe free white glove delivery.
As you'd probably expect from a premium mattress, the Bear Natural has several mattress certifications proving its quality. The mattress is Greenguard Gold certified and CertiPUR-US certified, meaning it's free from any harmful chemicals.
Starting at the top, you'll find an organic quilted cotton cover that's designed to be breathable and soft to the touch. Up next is the natural Talalay latex layer, designed with a medium firm finish for cushioning and pressure relief.
The latex layer is backed up by a layer of comfort foam to aid with pressure relief and motion isolation. Underneath this is the layer of individually encased zoned coils. Higher gauged coils have been placed in the center to help enhance lumbar support and keep the spine aligned.
The edges of the coil layer have also been reinforced to help provide extra edge support along the perimeter. Finally, the mattress is finished off with a layer of DuraDense base foam to absorb shock and provide support and durability to the mattress.
We haven't yet slept on the Bear Natural, but we see this bed as being best suited to those wanting a responsive surface that allows sleepers to move around easily.
Latex is a naturally breathable material as well, meaning this bed should be a great fit for hot sleepers – especially as the latex is backed up by a breathable cotton cover and a layer of coils for greater airflow.
That slightly bouncy feel does mean that this mattress may not be the best choice for those sharing their bed with a restless sleeper, as there may be a little too much motion transfer through the mattress. The Bear should have good edge support with its reinforced perimeter coils.
Like many of the best mattresses for back pain, the Bear Natural has higher gauge coils in its center third to provide more lumbar support and help keep the spine aligned.
This could well make it a good choice for those suffering with aches and pains. With its medium-firm feel, we'd expect the Bear to appeal to a wide range of sleepers, although it's possible it may be a little too firm for lightweight side sleepers.
If you're unsure whether latex is for you, read our 5 signs that you should buy a latex mattress instead of memory foam.
✅ You sleep hot: Latex and cotton are both naturally breathable materials, meaning this could be a strong choice if you're a hot sleeper. The addition of a coil layer will also help to keep air moving through the mattress.
✅ You suffer with allergies: Latex is hypoallergenic, making this a solid option for allergy sufferers.
✅ You want a responsive sleep surface: The slightly bouncy nature of latex means that anyone who wants a mattress that responds to movement would do well here. It's also a great fit for combination sleepers, who will find it easy to change position overnight.
❌ You share your bed with a restless sleeper: Latex is a bouncy foam, meaning there could be a little motion transfer on this mattress.
❌ You're on a budget: The Bear Natural is a premium mattress, even with a 35% discount.
❌ You want plenty of sinkage: You'll lie on top of a latex mattress, rather than sinking into it, so if you like to feel hugged by your bed this isn't the best choice; instead look at one of the best memory foam mattresses.
1. Birch Natural Mattress: was $1373.33 now from $1,030 at Birch The Birch Natural offers fantastic temperature regulation and is an ideal fit for combination sleepers. There's currently 25% off and you'll get two free pillows as well. This takes a queen down to $1,399 (MSRP $1,865.33), and you'll get free shipping, a 100-night trial and limited lifetime warranty.
2. Nolah Natural Mattress: was $1,499 now from $974 at Nolah The Nolah Natural mattress is a great responsive option, with a much lower price tag than most organic latex mattresses. A queen is reduced by 35% to $1,364 (MSRP $2,099) and you'll get two free pillows included with your purchase, as well as a 120-night trial, free shipping and a lifetime warranty.
3. Avocado Green Mattress: was $1,499 now from $1,274.15 at Avocado Our favorite organic mattress has a firmer feel that back sleepers will particularly appreciate. It's not often discounted so this 15% discount for Memorial Day is well worth taking advantage of, bringing a queen down to $1,784.15 (MSRP $2,099) with code HONOR15. This mattress comes with a one-year trial and free shipping, plus a 25-year warranty.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
Why yearslong bear market slumps may be a thing of the past
Long, drawn-out bear markets could be history due to supply and demand dynamics in the stock market. That's according to Hank Smith, the director and head of investment strategy at Haverford Trust. The declining number of public firms and the rising number of share buybacks fuel this dynamic. Probably no other term strikes the kind of fear into investors that "bear market" does. The phrase invokes imagery of the 2008 financial crisis, the dot-com bust in 2000, and the 1929 crash leading into the Great Depression. In all of those cases, wealth evaporated in months and wasn't rebuilt for years. But is there really that much to fear anymore when it comes to bear markets, or declines of at least 20%? Sure, no one likes a significant market pullback, but if you stay invested, there's evidence that they may not be all that painful — and that the long, drawn-out, yearslong ruts in the market may be a thing of the past. That's according to Hank Smith, the director and head of investment strategy at Haverford Trust, which manages and consults on $15.3 billion of assets. In a recent interview with Business Insider, Smith laid out the main reason bear markets might be more short-lived going forward: A significant imbalance in the supply of shares on the market and demand for them. A few decades ago, the number of publicly listed firms in the US was over 7,000, he said. Now it's under 4,000. This number has also been shrinking relative to the US population. There are about 13 publicly listed companies per million people today, compared to 30 companies in 1996. At the same time, there is a record amount of cash — $7 trillion in money market funds — on the sidelines, he said. What's more, stock buybacks have been generally on the rise, lowering the supply of stocks available for investors to buy. In the first quarter of this year, there were $55.3 billion in stock buybacks. In the first quarter of 2019, by comparison, that number was $12.8 billion. In the first quarter of 2000, there were $7.9 billion. When there are fewer stocks available to be traded, prices tend to be more volatile. "There's been a real reduction in many companies of their shares outstanding," Smith said. "I think that's a big reason why you don't get these elongated periods of two to three years to recover from a bear market." He added: "It really is the result of supply and demand. I don't think it's much more complicated than that." Rick Rieder, the chief investment officer of global fixed income at BlackRock, said last week that this is the "best investing environment ever" partly due to this dynamic. "Technicals in equities are crazy," Rieder said in an interview with CNBC. "The demand versus supply is pretty extraordinary. " Alex Morris, the chief investment officer at F/M Investments, also recently discussed supply and demand dynamics with Business Insider. Despite a laundry list of risks to stocks — including the impact of tariffs and high valuations — the insatiable demand from investors for stocks likely means the market will continue marching higher, he said. "There's a lot of dollars floating around and they need to go somewhere," he said. "They're going to the equity market." While the sample size is small, there are a couple of pieces of evidence supporting Smith's theory, he said: the 2020 and 2022 market crashes, when the market fell 35% and 25%, respectively. In each instance, the market regained fresh all-time highs in a year or less. Of course, there were other factors at play, like unprecedented fiscal and monetary support in 2020 and the release of OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot in late 2022. "This isn't like bear markets a generation or two ago that sometimes it took years to get back to the highwater mark," Smith said. "These bear markets are followed by very, very swift, powerful bull moves." Read the original article on Business Insider Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
Holding cash in case a bear market hits? Here's where and when to invest if stocks plunge.
Deploying cash during a bear market can be difficult as fear sets in. It's smart to have a plan — don't enter the market all at once, and don't panic. Experts suggest buying quality dividend stocks and large-cap tech if a bear market comes around. If you've been building up a big cash reserve over the last few years, you're not alone. You're also probably not alone in wishing you'd had the money in stocks. Cash has generated meaningful yields since 2022 after the Federal Reserve went on a rate-hike spree, drawing record amounts into money market funds. The total value in money market funds — highly liquid, cash-equivalent assets that generate yield from short-term bonds — is at a record $7.3 trillion. About $2.1 trillion is held by retail investors. Even stock-investing icon Warren Buffett holds a record cash position worth nearly $350 billion as of March. But stocks have ripped higher in the meantime. The S&P 500 is up 80% since its October 2022 low. It's been difficult to know when to get into the market, though. With the stock market consistently hitting new highs and valuations historically elevated in recent years, you might have been waiting for a good opportunity to put that cash to work in equities, waiting for a dip to buy. If you missed the April plunge, you might still be doing so. It's not necessarily a bad approach. Goldman Sachs said this week that the chance of a stock-market pullback has jumped. In fact, stocks are so expensive that Vanguard said this mont that its ideal portfolio over the next 10 years is a very conservative allocation of 70% bonds and 30% stocks. The cheaper the entry point, the better the returns. But timing the market is tricky and something market pros usually advise against trying. No one knows how long a bull rally can go or how long an eventual pullback will last. That's why the best course of action is probably to dollar-cost-average, continuing to put money into the market at set intervals, whether the market is up or down. However, if you are resolved to waiting for a significant decline to enter the market, it's a good idea to have a plan set in place before that moment arrives. When and what to buy Though bear markets in recent years have been short-lived, the average bear market going back to 1932 has seen a 35.1% drawdown that lasts a year and a half, according to investment bank Stifel. So take it slow, says brokerage firm Charles Schwab. "Instead of going all in at once, one might consider buying small chunks at a time," Charles Schwab said in an August 6 post. But not too slow, said Hank Smith, the director and head of investment strategy at Haverford Trust. There's no way to tell when the bottom is in, so you want to start taking advantage of the pullback once it hits 10% correction territory, he said. It may hurt if the market ends up falling further than 10%, Smith said, but being indecisive about when to get in can result in missed opportunities. Remember the 19.9% decline in the S&P 500 from February to April? The pain was over in the blink of an eye, with the index back at all-time highs before the end of June — and the rally has been furious, with the market up 30% since April lows. So if the market does continue to drop, it's time to get even more aggressive, Smith said. "Let's say that correction morphs into a bear market of 20%, and now you're kicking yourself that you put any in at down 10%. You can't do that," Smith told Business Insider. "You have to say, 'Ok, this is another opportunity to tranche in again,' and probably with more than you did at down 10%." As for areas of the market to buy, it's difficult to know which sectors and themes will get beaten up the most. But Schwab said it's good to take a diversified approach and start buying all corners of the market. "Interestingly enough, traders can diversify their portfolios with as few as 12 stocks, targeting stocks in all major sectors," the firm said. "Although diversification doesn't eliminate the risk of experiencing investment losses, it can help increase the chances of capturing better-performing assets and avoid the risk of losing overall portfolio value to any single business, industry, or sector." Quality dividend stocks can also provide a good buffer to market losses, Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank said in a 2024 report. Smith said that economically sensitive sectors usually make for some of the best opportunities coming out of a recessionary bear market, as they dip during downturns and rebound when the economy recovers. Funds like the Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF (FDIS) and the Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Cyclicals Momentum ETF (PEZ) offer exposure to cyclical stocks. But he also said large-cap tech stocks are likely to drop the most because of how high their valuations are. If that's the case, it will likely be a good chance to add exposure to them, he said. "That's very common in high-growth stocks to have big sell-offs in what is a longer-term bull trend," Smith said. "That is where an investor with a lot of cash waiting for a significant decline in the market should look to." Read the original article on Business Insider Error while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
Business Wire
5 days ago
- Business Wire
Build-A-Bear Workshop to Announce Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Results and Host Investor Conference Call on August 28, 2025
ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE: BBW) today announced that the Company will report second-quarter fiscal 2025 results for the period ended August 2, 2025, on Thursday, August 28, 2025, before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The Company will host its quarterly investor conference call to discuss the results at 9 a.m. ET on the same day. The dial-in number for the live conference call is (201) 493-6780 (toll/international) or (877) 407-3982 (toll-free). The access code is Build-A-Bear. The live Internet broadcast can be accessed on the company's investor relations website, The call is expected to conclude by 10 a.m. ET. A replay of the conference call webcast will be available on the investor relations website for one year. A telephone replay will be available from approximately 1:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, August 28, 2025, until 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday, September 4, 2025. The telephone replay is available by calling (412) 317-6671 (toll/international) or (844) 512-2921 (toll-free). The access code is 13754926. About Build-A-Bear Since its beginning in 1997, Build-A-Bear has evolved to become a beloved multi-generational brand focused on its mission to 'add a little more heart to life,' where guests of all ages make their own 'furry friends' in celebration and commemoration of life moments. Guests create their own stuffed animals by participating in the stuffing, dressing, accessorizing, and naming of their own teddy bears and other plush toys based on the Company's own intellectual property and in conjunction with a variety of best-in-class licenses. The hands-on and interactive nature of our more than 600 company-owned, partner-operated, and franchise experience locations around the world, combined with Build-A-Bear's pop-culture appeal, often fosters a lasting and emotional brand connection with consumers and has enabled the Company to expand beyond its retail stores to include e-commerce sales on and non-plush branded consumer categories via out-bound licensing agreements with leading manufacturers, as well as the creation of engaging content via Build-A-Bear Entertainment (a subsidiary of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.). The brand's newest communications campaign, "The Stuff You Love," commemorates more than a quarter-century of creating cherished memories worldwide. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE: BBW) posted consolidated total revenues of $496.0 million for fiscal 2024. For more information, visit the Investor Relations section of
