Dallas Market Center Announces 2026 Showroom of the Year Award Winners
Dallas Market Center Announces 2026 Showroom of the Year Award Winners
Friday, June 26, 2026
Congratulations to the winners of the 17th Annual Showroom of the Year Awards, recognized Thursday, June 25, at a ceremony during Lightovation. Hosted by Dallas Market Center alongside official media partner Linda Longo, Editor-in-Chief of Lighting News Now, the program honors the finest lighting retailers, naming a Showroom of the Year winner in each of three dollar-volume categories, along with three specialty award recipients.
“These winners represent the very best of what the lighting industry has to offer,” said Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center. “The creativity, customer focus, and community spirit they bring to lighting retail not only earned the admiration of our judges but also raise the bar for showrooms everywhere.”
From entries and nominations received from December 2025 until March 2026, 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 Showroom of the Future.
“Choosing this year’s winners was no easy task, given the exceptional caliber of showrooms we saw across every category,” said Longo. “These retailers are setting new standards in visual merchandising, marketing, and community involvement, and their passion for the craft of lighting truly shines through. Congratulations to all!”
Winners of the 17th Annual Showroom of the Year Awards are:
Revenue Under $2 Million: Construction Resources, Atlanta, GA
Revenue $2 Million to $5 Million: Georgia Lighting, Sugar Hill, GA
Revenue $5 Million and Over: Lightology, Chicago, IL
Exceptional Community Involvement: LED Distribution Corp., Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
Showroom of the Future: Lighting Design, Draper, UT
Judging this year’s competition was an esteemed panel of experts: Kelly Inglis, Vancouver Island-based lighting consultant, educator, and NKBA speaker; Kenneth Ludwig, founder of Kenneth Ludwig Chicago, a premier Midwest destination for luxury home furnishings; and John Mark Sharpe, founder of John Mark Enterprises, a celebrated Memphis-area floral and home décor company.
Nominations and entries for the 2027 Showroom of the Year Awards will be accepted starting in December 2026, ahead of the January 6-9, 2027, edition of Lightovation. The winter show is returning to its traditional Wednesday-to-Saturday date pattern, starting concurrently with the January 6-12 Total Home & Gift Market at Dallas Market Center. Nominations are open to all independent lighting retailers and can be submitted by anyone in the industry, including entries for your own business.
For information about all upcoming markets and events, visit the Dallas Market Center website and download the new, completely redesigned Dallas Market Center mobile app. Stay current by visiting Dallas Market Center on Facebook, Instagram, and the DMC Daily Dose blog.
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, 5 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.