Industry News
Amazon Eliminating Private Brands For Lighting
Amazon.com announced in August that it is eliminating 27 of its 30 private label brands across home goods and apparel. Amazon Basics and Amazon Essentials will continue with opening price…
Fall Philanthropy Series – Evluma Offers A Benefit That Benefits More Than Employees
Welcome to the first post of our Fall Philanthropy Series. As days shorten and we head into the final quarter of 2023, LightNOW is shining some light on the philanthropic…
Research Shows Benefits Of WELL Building Certification
The largest peer-reviewed study to date links WELL Certification with improved worker productivity, health, and creativity. Earlier this month, the study was published in Building & Environment and found…
Existing Home Sales Drop 21% YOY
The number of existing homes sold, from January through August of this year, dropped 21% compared with the same period last year. And that’s on top of an 18%…
Product Monday: Barz + Brilliance By USG Ceilings Plus
The ceiling systems industry has been gradually integrating LED lighting for some time. Now they are taking it to new heights (pun intended). Barz® + Brilliance™ is a single…
RGBW Product Line Acquisition Opportunity
An RGBW product line with brand name recognition and consisting of a family of LED RGBW Downlight, Flood, and Facade products, and related controls is being offered for acquisition. The technology delivers fine-tuned pastel…
More Industries Adopting “China+1” Risk Management Strategy
I’ve previously written several posts on the reduction of trade between the US and China. This is largely caused by the escalating and evolving trade war. Companies in a…
Freight Costs Are Rising Again
The economic rebound from the pandemic created a chaotic freight nightmare. Those days are behind us, but new factors are beginning to drive freight costs back up again, both…
Autani Merges With LiteTrace
Today, Autani, a leading provider of advanced building automation and energy management solutions, and LiteTrace, a pioneer in Bluetooth® lighting control solutions, announced their merger to create a global…
Product Monday: Category Growth For Artificial Skylights With “Sun”
The first company to produce an artificial skylight with a sun moving across a blue sky was CoeLux. The Italian company sprang from research by Founder, CEO, and scientist Prof.…
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