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During Lightovation in June, the mood at Accord Lighting was optimistic. The company was among the minority in the industry that did not raise prices due to the tariffs on China as…
During the monthly meeting of the Engineering Committee for the American Lighting Association (ALA) yesterday, chaired by the new director of engineering Mary Beth Gotti, LC (who took over last month from…
While Americans let out a collective sigh of relief this week as news spread that President Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping would be lowering the amount of the tariffs levied against…
Dallas Market Center (DMC) will host a webinar, “Adapting to Disruption: How Top Main Street Retailers Are Navigating Tariffs” on Wednesday, May 14, at 12 PM CT. The webinar – in partnership…
Setting aside the debate over whether attendance at spring High Point Market was typical or not, the bigger question on everyone’s collective mind was whether the products they fell in love with…
Illinois-based accent furniture, wall art, textiles, and accessories manufacturer Howard Elliott sent a letter to customers today to allay fears caused by the recent tariffs ahead of the Spring High Point Market.…
This Monday brought welcome news to Innovations Lighting customers’ inboxes as the manufacturer’s president Gregory Mazza sent a letter to showrooms referencing the upheaval the tariffs are causing the retail industry and…
This week, Nathan Frampton, CEO of Fanimation, released a public memo to the lighting and ceiling fan community, calling for industry support on a proposal for a temporary tax credit to counteract the…
In an impassioned plea to his ceiling fan and lighting manufacturer peers, Fanimation president Nathan Frampton urges American companies to “push our Asian factory partners to lobby their governments to lower import…
Results from a February survey of 2,000 American consumers released last week from CreditCards.com estimated one in five people are “doom spending” — meaning, they are spending more than usual ahead of…