Thursday, May 22, 2025
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.
New for 2025 is Showroom of the Future. This updated title 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 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:
Finalists in the Revenue $2 Million-$5 Million category are:
Finalists in the Revenue $5 Million and Over category are:
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 at https://book.passkey.com/event/50802375/owner/14227/home.
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.
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 website and 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.
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