Category: Editor’s Note

By Linda Longo The results of a recent survey the International Market Centers (IMC) conducted with the help of global strategy consulting firm Stax confirms what we in the industry…

The Domino Effect In last month’s column, I addressed the growing COVID-19 then-epidemic in China and how it would impact the delivery of products to our shores. Now, COVID-19 has…

We’re With You What a crazy few months it has been! Seems like yesterday we were all together at the markets in January, sharing good news of decent retail sales…

Momentum Interrupted Just when the industry was breathing a sigh of relief that the tariff stalemate seemed to have quieted down, the coronavirus (now named COVID-19) has turned everything on…

Boy have we come a long way in outdoor lighting styles over the past 20+ years that I’ve been covering the industry. Back then, the hottest finish was verdigris (alternate…

Will 2020 be the Year of Brand Protection? [dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen you manufacture a product, it’s an arduous task – not to mention expensive – to get your brand entrenched in the…

Inreviewing the submissions that came in for our Best of 2019 feature, I was thrilled to see so many products embracing the special benefits that LEDs provide in design. In…

By now you’ve heard many success stories from boutiques that have partnered with other nearby businesses to mutually expand their clientele. There are obvious opportunities – such as cross-promotion with…

The World Is Shrinking [dropcap]J[/dropcap]ust as the internet can be blamed for a lot of not-so-good things in our lives today, we have to acknowledge that it is also responsible…