Southern California's Most Trusted
Mattress Retailer

Larry Miller borrowed $10,000 from his aunt. His father, Phil, borrowed another $10,000 from the bank. Together, they opened a futon and convertible sofa store called Sit 'n Sleep in Culver City in 1980.

Phil and Larry Miller, early 1990s

Forty-five years later, Sit 'n Sleep has grown into Southern California's largest independent mattress retailer, with 37+ locations across Los Angeles, Orange County, the Inland Empire, and Ventura County. The company is still family-owned, still based in Southern California, and still run with the same values it started with. Today, more than 3 million customers later, Larry still walks the stores, still talks mattresses, and still believes customer service matters.

From futons
to mattresses

In the early days, Sit 'n Sleep was known for futons. The business took off quickly, and by the mid-1980s the company had become one of the largest futon retailers on the West Coast.

But markets change.

Larry saw mattresses becoming a much bigger opportunity and started shifting the company in that direction before most people saw it coming. Sit 'n Sleep expanded into major mattress brands like Tempur-Pedic, Beautyrest, Sealy, Serta, and more — brands that have since grown to include newer names like Purple, Helix, Casper, Avocado, and Nectar. That decision changed the business. What started as one small store became a Southern California mattress retailer known for large showrooms, huge selection, competitive pricing, and knowledgeable salespeople who actually help customers find the right mattress.

"We'll beat anyone's advertised price
or your mattress is freeeeee!"

Sit 'n Sleep became part of Southern California culture because Larry Miller never sounded like a typical businessman.

In the early 1980s, a friend in radio convinced Larry to try advertising. The spots worked immediately. Later, Sit 'n Sleep's ads on The Howard Stern Show helped turn the company into one of the most recognizable retail brands in Southern California. The commercials became famous across Los Angeles for Larry's loud personality, the fictional accountant screaming "You're killing me, Larry!", and the price guarantee millions of Southern Californians still remember today.

The guarantee became iconic because it was simple and customers believed it. That same approach still defines Sit 'n Sleep today: competitive prices, big selection, and standing behind what you sell.

Nelson Bercier and Larry Miller, Furniture Today — Retail Giants of Bedding 2006

Three generations
and still growing

Sit 'n Sleep has never been a franchise or a national chain. Every store is company-owned and operated out of the company's headquarters and distribution center in Gardena, California.

In the early 1980s, Nelson Bercier joined the company when Sit 'n Sleep was still a small growing business. Over the next four decades, he helped build the operational backbone of the company and played a major role in Sit 'n Sleep's expansion across Southern California. In 1996, when Larry Miller bought out his father's ownership stake, Nelson officially became a partner in the business. Today, Nelson serves as President of Sit 'n Sleep and oversees sales, operations, and merchandising across the company. More than 40 years after joining the business, he remains one of the driving forces behind it. His sons are also now part of the company, continuing another family legacy within Sit 'n Sleep.

Drew Miller represents the third generation of the Miller family business and serves as Vice President of Marketing. Like his father and grandfather before him, Drew started from the ground up. As a teenager, he spent summers working in the warehouse in Gardena before later becoming a Sleep Consultant in West Hollywood, assistant manager, and store manager in Santa Monica. He eventually moved into the company's marketing and digital operations. That hands-on background matters at Sit 'n Sleep. The people leading the company understand the stores because they worked in them.