07 Dec 2013 / Newsday – Leading online mattress store mattress-land.co.uk has become the first commerce store in UK (Possibly the first in the World) to allow the use of Bitcoin by customers to make purchases of mattresses and bed frames.
Birmingham, West Midlands (PRWEB UK) 7 December 2013
Leading online mattress store mattress-land.co.uk has become the first commerce store in UK (Possibly the first in the World) to allow the use of Bitcoin by customers to make purchases of mattresses and bed frames.
Mattressland which is proudly one of the UK’s cheapest independent mattress retailers has always been keen on applying innovative methods of doing business with the benefit of the end customer in mind. With Bitcoins now slowly but surely gaining popularity, their value has this week surged above the $1,000 mark for the first time in history. This is in sharp contrast to their value which stood at $15 in January this year. This surge has now made the price of a Bitcoin higher than an ounce of gold.
‘’The trend towards digital money is gaining root and will play an important part in commerce in the near future. Companies that do not adapt to emerging technological trends will lose ground to those that embrace new ways of doing business’’. These sentiments were expressed by Angelo Albertini a Director at Mattressland while announcing the introduction of Bitcoins as part of their store’s payment options. The success of Bitcoins has been largely attributed to its unique way of exchange that allows users to make direct transfers to each other without the use of intermediaries. This direct exchange makes Bitcoins an extremely secure form of value transfer because it is largely shielded from manipulation and speculation so common on money markets….. Read more
