
Why do consumers buy new bedding?
7
44%
Average number of 
bedding owned
purchase new 
bedding 2x/year or 
more
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Cotton Incorporated’s 2024 Global Home Textiles Survey, conducted on December 30-31, 2024 among N=7,163 consumers in China, Germany, Mexico, U.K., and U.S.
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GERMANY: WHAT CONSUMERS LOOK FOR IN BEDDING
BEDDING
COTTON INCORPORATED’S 
SUPPLY CHAIN INSIGHTS
67% 31%
To replace 
old ones
For a new 
style
For a new 
color
30%
74%
prefer bedding made of cotton
What do they look for?
80%
Quality
Does not 
hold odor
68%
How long 
it lasts
64%
Consumers say bedding made of cotton, compared to those made of other fibers is:
Highest 
quality
85%
Most 
reliable
85%
Most 
sustainable
81%
Softness
70%
Softest
79%
84%
Most 
comfortable
Durability to 
laundering
69%
Lasts the 
longest
79%
Stretch
78%
