Mattress manufacturer recently joined dozens of other North Carolina companies vying for a slice of the Brazilian retail market, a move that holds promise despite the current political and economic turbulence there. Kingsdown, based in Mebane, worked with Brazilian bedding producer Euroflex to create a high-end line of custom mattresses called the Kingsdown Vintage Collection. Euroflex now manufactures the line in Brazil and sells it in 20 of its stores in Rio de Janeiro. Kingsdown, a 109-year-old company with deep roots in North Carolina, has spent the last year pushing its products into Asia, Europe, Australia and the Middle East. Nearly 20 percent of its profits come from exports. Its...
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