Dallas Market Center has announced the 2025 Showroom of the Year Awards Finalists. This annual awards event honors top lighting retailers throughout North America.
Retailers are vetted on a number of criteria, including merchandising display, marketing and advertising, customer service and engagement, employee education and motivation, and community involvement. Finalists are named in three-dollar volume categories, then evaluated by a panel of judges, with a winning Showroom of the Year in each category. All finalists are also eligible for three specialty awards: Outstanding Merchandising Display, Exceptional Community Involvement, and the newly added honor, Showroom of the Future. The Showroom of the Future honors not only retail innovation and digital engagement, but also the use of modern tools and technology to enhance the in-store experience.
All winners will be announced during a special ceremony at 6:00 PM on Thursday, June 19, in the Trade Mart fourth floor elevator lobby, during the June 18-21 Lightovation show in Dallas. The awards presentation will feature longtime lighting editor Linda Longo, the official media partner for the Showroom of the Year Awards. This event is open to all Lightovation attendees with no additional reservations or tickets required.
Finalists in the Revenue Under $2 Million category are:
- First Choice Electric Supply, Newark, NY
- Just Lights Inc., Nashua, NH
- Light and Day, Frederick, MD
- Tidewater Lighting & Design, Old Saybrook, CT
- Ultra Design Center, Denver, CO
Finalists in the Revenue $2 Million-$5 Million category are:
- Bright Ideas Inc., Albuquerque, NM
- EL Design, Elk Grove Village, IL
- Lee Lighting, Arlington, TX
- The Lighting Corner, Grandville, MI
- The Lighting House, Shelburne, VT
Finalists in the Revenue $5 Million and Over category are:
- Dominion Lighting, Arlington, VA
- Hermitage Design, Nashville, TN
- Lighting Design, Draper, UT
- Lighting Inc., San Antonio, TX
- Lightology, Chicago, IL
Longo also handled the judging process, which included an esteemed group of industry experts: Courtney Garrigan, president and co-founder of Coco & Dash; Nancy Leffler Mikulich, founder and principal designer of Oasis Home by NLM Design Interiors; and Warren Shoulberg, Home Furnishings business journalist and contributing editor.
For more information, visit https://www.dallasmarketcenter.com/upcoming-markets/lightovation-dallas-international-lighting-show/.
