Much like when Boston-based General Electric Company (GE) sold its GE Appliances business to Haier Group in 2016 and allowed Haier to sell appliances under the GE brand, GE has recently...
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BrandJump Launches Client Portal to Enhance...
Los Angeles-based ecommerce channel management company BrandJump has debuted a customizable, proprietary platform for the home furnishings category designed to significantly enhance a...
WAC Lighting Foundation 2019 Invitational Science Fair...
The Research Association of Long Island, New York has announced that the WAC Lighting Foundation will sponsor its annual event for the eighth consecutive year. Created to help promote the...
Surya Names Flooring Veteran Andrew Kearton as COO
Atlanta area-based Surya has appointed Andrew J. Kearton as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Most recently, Kearton served as VP/Distribution for flooring company Mohawk Industries, where he...
David Pamer Named CEO of ELK Group Int’l
Nesquehoning, Pa.-based ELK Group International (which includes the ELK Home, ELK Lighting, ELK Hospitality, ELK Lifestyle, Stein World, and Thomas Lighting divisions) has appointed...
Christopher Guy Founder Reveals Cancer Diagnosis
According to representatives of the luxury home furnishings line Christopher Guy (CG), its founder and namesake Christopher Guy Harrison was recently diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. In...
DMC Brings Taste of LIGHTOVATION to Dallas Design Week
On Wednesday, April 15, the Dallas Market Center (DMC) will be providing attendees of Dallas Design Week with a unique opportunity to preview what LIGHTOVATION is all about through a...
LEDucation 2019 Sets Record Attendance, Expands...
The recent LEDucation 2019 Trade Show and Conference, which celebrated its 13th year in New York City at the New York Midtown Hilton in March, drew 6,000+ attendees from all over the U.S...
Hinkley Lighting Announces Rep Award Winners
Avon Lake, Ohio-based Hinkley Lighting recognized eight lighting agencies at its national sales meeting held prior to Lightovation in Dallas. Winners were awarded based on sales...
Industry Veteran Rick Janecek Joins Uttermost’s...
If you’ve bought or sold decorative pieces in the high-end of the lighting and home furnishings category, you have probably already appreciated the work of Rick Janecek. After lengthy...
Hamilton Wrenn Properties Features CEU-Accredited...
New lines, high-end product introductions, and CEU-accredited seminars will be on tap in the Hamilton Wrenn Properties – at 200, 320, and 330 North Hamilton buildings – for Spring 2019 High...
C&D Building to Offer New & Expanded...
Home to some of High Point Market’s most notable brands – such as Visual Comfort Group, Sarreid, and Arteriors – the C&D building features more than three dozen showrooms and hundreds...
Hong Kong Int’l Lighting Fair Focuses on Smart...
The HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition), to be held April 6 to 9 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, is expected to attract more than 1,400...
IDEAL Industries to Acquire Cree Lighting
Durham, N.C.-based and publicly owned Cree, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Lighting Products business unit (“Cree Lighting”) – which includes the LED lighting fixtures...
DMC Is Ready for Entries in the 2019 Market Choice...
Entries are now open for the 2019 Market Choice Awards, presented by Dallas Market Center and enLIGHTenment Magazine. All Lightovation exhibitors are invited to submit new product...
LEDucation Expands Space for 2020
LEDucation 2019 hasn’t officially started yet, but there’s big news for next year. According to the event’s organizers, “overwhelming demand” has led to an additional 16,398 square feet of...