2025 Showroom of the Year Award Winners Announced by Dallas Market Center
2025 Showroom of the Year Award Winners Announced by Dallas Market Center
Friday, June 20, 2025
DALLAS - Congratulations to the 16th Annual Showroom of the Year winners who were presented with their awards at Lightovation on Thursday, June 19. The award presentation was produced by Lightovation host Dallas Market Center and official media sponsor Linda Longo to honor lighting retailers from throughout North America, with one Showroom of the Year winner in each of three dollar-volume categories, along with three specialty awards.
“We’re proud to celebrate these outstanding showrooms that truly set the standard in lighting retail,” said Cindy Morris, President and CEO of Dallas Market Center. “Their innovation, dedication, and all-around excellence impressed our judges and serve as a model for the entire industry.”
From entries and nominations received from January 2025 through March 2025, the winners were chosen from five finalists in each dollar-volume category: Revenue Under $2 Million, Revenue $2 Million to $5 Million, and Revenue $5 Million and Over. All Showroom of the Year finalists were also eligible for three specialty awards: Outstanding Merchandising Display, Exceptional Community Involvement and the newly added honor, Showroom of the Future, which recognizes innovative uses of technology and digital marketing.
“This year’s finalists demonstrated an inspiring commitment to innovation and connection,” said Longo, official media partner for Showroom of the Year. “From elevating the in-store experience to finding new ways to engage their communities, the 2025 Showroom of the Year winners are redefining what it means to be successful in lighting retail. Congratulations to all!” Winners of the 16th Annual Showroom of the Year Awards are:
Revenue Under $2 Million: Ultra Design Center, Denver, CO
Revenue $2 Million to $5 Million: EL Design, Elk Grove Village, IL
Revenue $5 Million and Over: Lighting Design, Draper, UT
Outstanding Merchandising Display: Lightology, Chicago, IL
Exceptional Community Involvement: Just Lights Inc., Nashua, NH
Showroom of the Future: Dominion Lighting, Arlington, VA
Morris and Longo presented the 16th Showroom of the Year Awards in a ceremony also featuring celebrity designer Kelsey McGregor, founder and Principal Designer of Kelsey Leigh Design.
Judging this year’s competition was an esteemed panel of industry professionals: 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, award-winning home furnishings business journalist and contributing editor.
Nominations and entries for the 2026 Showroom of the Year Awards, which are open to all independent lighting retailers in North America and can be submitted by anyone in the industry, will be accepted starting in December 2025 ahead of the January 10-13 edition of Lightovation. That edition of the show will have a new Saturday-to-Tuesday date pattern overlapping with the co-located January 7-13 Total Home Gift Market at Dallas Market Center.
About Dallas Market Center Dallas Market Center is a global business-to-business trade center and the leading wholesale marketplace in North America connecting retailers and interior designers with top manufacturers in gourmet and housewares, home décor, holiday/floral, gifts, lighting and apparel. Inside its dynamic, five million square foot campus, nearly 200,000 customers from all 50 states and 85 countries seek industry trends, business education and new products from exhibitors throughout the year via dominant trade events for gift, home décor, holiday and floral; the nation’s most comprehensive apparel and accessories markets featuring the latest styles from East Coast and West Coast designers; the largest residential lighting trade event in North America; and the largest and most successful open-daily design center. To make plans for upcoming markets, visit the Dallas Market Center websiteand download the Dallas Market Center App. Also, keep up-to-date on all information by visiting Dallas Market Center on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and the Dallas Market Center blog.