With much of the country still under Stay in Place orders until mid-May or longer, and other states (including Texas) just beginning to ease up on retail restrictions this month,…
Author: Linda Longo
NY NOW® Moves August Show to October
With Manhattan’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center being used as an auxiliary hospital for New York City during the recent pandemic, Governor Andrew Cuomo had raised the question the other…
Nora Lighting Appoints New Agency for Idaho
Former Western Regional Sales Manager of Nora Lighting, Michael Howell, will now be covering the commercial market in the state of Idaho for the manufacturer under his rep agency Northwest…
IMC Launches Virtual High Point Market
Since retail buyers can’t make it to Spring High Point Market (which would have officially started tomorrow) due to the pandemic, International Market Centers (IMC) has decided to bring the…
Consumer Desire Surges for Germicidal UV Products: What Retailers Need to Know
By Linda Longo Reacting to the global focus on reducing COVID-19 infections, the lighting community as well as end-consumers are increasingly interested in the effectiveness of UV lighting products in…
LEDucation Cancels Rescheduled Show
Due to the continuing impacts surrounding COVID-19, The Designers Lighting Forum of New York and the LEDucation committee have made the decision to cancel LEDucation 2020, which had been rescheduled…
Ultralights Donates Money From Sales to COVID-19 Response Fund
Tucson, Ariz.-based domestic lighting manufacturer Ultralights Lighting is helping out the community by donating 5 percent of all sales from its Eo Collection now through December 2020 to the Center…
Interior Designers Offer Free Design Consults to Front-Line Medical Professionals to Transform Homes Into Personal Sanctuaries
Holmdel, N.J.-based interior designer Anna Maria Mannarino, a Past President of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers, has initiated the Your Home Collaboration program after…
Hong Kong Int’l Lighting Fair Offers Travel Incentive to New Buyers for July Sourcing Event
With the annual HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition) rescheduled from April to July 25-28 due to coronavirus concerns, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)’s show…
High Point Cancels June “Spring” Market
According to the High Point Market Authority, the ongoing impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19), as well as government restrictions, and economic difficulties from the pandemic has led to this week’s…
