Las Vegas-based International Market Centers (IMC) and Emerald have announced a partnership between IMC’s Summer 2021 Las Vegas Market and Emerald’s HD Expo + Conference and ASD Market Week, offering…
Author: Linda Longo
BUYERS & BUSINESS RETURN TO ATLANTA MARKET AT RECORD LEVELS
According to market organizers, Atlanta Market is roaring back with enthusiastic buying by national retailers and designers with an uptick in out-of-region attendees, independent retailers, and buying groups. The market…
DMC Announces Visual Presentation Awards for June Market
Following its successful Total Home & Gift Market which included record attendance, Dallas Market Center (DMC) announced the recipients of the Best Visual Presentation Awards. Judging for Best Visual…
2 Families, 1 Enduring Partnership
The Gross family in America and the de Majo family of Italy have shared a unique and special bond for generations and continues today. By Linda Longo Bernard…
Pompeo Group & Tounge Associates Announce Merger of VLT and Lambent Holdings
Pompeo Group and its strategic Merger & Acquisition partner Tounge Associates have announced the merging of Visual Lighting Technologies (VLT) and Lambent Holdings. “It was a pleasure to represent the…
Dallas Market Center Reports Best June Markets in 10 Years
The month of June was the biggest summer month of buyer traffic in more than a decade, according to Dallas Market Center (DMC). The Apparel & Accessories Market, Total Home…
In Memoriam: Richard Brown
Richard Brown, an independent lighting representative for nearly 20 years and president of R. Brown & Associates in Georgia, passed away unexpectedly on July 3 from a sudden heart condition.…
Lighting One Members Recharge & Reunite at Convention
Lighting One®, the industry-leading cooperative, lived up to its 2021 convention theme – “OpportUnity to Recharge” – hosting its celebration gala on June 22 at the Marriott City Center in…
In Memoriam: Ron Boettcher
We are sad to report that Ron Boettcher, a veteran lighting rep in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area passed away on June 22 in Phoenix from an aggressive form of…
HEARTS Awards Presented at Summer Dallas Market
Originally scheduled to take place in January 2021, the HEARTS Awards –a one-time special event in partnership and solidarity with leading industry organizations to honor companies that have shown outstanding leadership,…
