The Finalists for 2025 Showroom of the Year Are Named

Dallas Market Center (DMC) has released the names of 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. 

New for 2025 is the Showroom of the Future designation. This updated honor reflects 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 6pm 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.

“We’re thrilled to shine a spotlight on lighting retailers who are setting new standards in creativity, connection, and customer experience,” said Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center. “This year’s Showroom of the Future category is especially exciting and reflects how forward-thinking retailers are blending technology with in-store innovation to shape what’s next for the industry.”

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

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

Lighting Design, Draper, UT

Lighting Inc., San Antonio, TX

Lightology, Chicago

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.

Keep watching the Lightovation Facebook page and the Lightovation - Lighting Industry Discussion Group on Facebook for additional details about the June awards presentation and Social Media Star Award voting. And follow the #SOTYAwards hashtag for all the latest news regarding the Showroom of the Year Awards.

Lightovation Registration and Hotel Information

Registration for the June 18-21 Lightovation show is open. Attendee hotel rates as low as $123/night are available, including exciting new options with shuttle service in the dynamic Galleria area near restaurants, entertainment and shopping. All available hotel blocks can be viewed and booked here

Lightovation runs concurrently with the June 18-24 Total Home & Gift Market at Dallas Market Center for convenient crossover buying of non-lighting categories.

For upcoming markets, visit the Dallas Market Center website and download the Dallas Market Center mobile app. Also, keep up-to-date on all information by visiting Dallas Market Center on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and the DMC Daily Dose.