Lighting One
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Lighting One is an American
company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri
, USA
. Owned by CCA Global Partners, Lighting One is a co-op of home furnishing member showrooms that specialize in lighting fixtures. Lighting One showrooms carry a large product mix of residential lighting fixtures, and many showrooms carry commercial
lighting and other home furnishing accessories such as lamps, mirrors, and accent furniture.
was created to help independently owned carpet retailers achieve better buying power. Over the years, CCA Global has capitalized on its management and marketing expertise to expand successfully into other diverse industries, including mortgage banking, lighting products, and biking.
In 2001, CCA Global acquired the Ilucio buying group and brands and formed Lighting One, whose members provide products and services to lighting retailers. Lighting One builds on the strength of CCA Global in the home furnishings industry
, and introduces CCA’s winning strategies to independent lighting retailers.
Lighting One is represented in 42 states
by over 130 member stores. Lighting One offers a comprehensive marketing package to their member stores, including a designer interior sign package as well as numerous marketing materials so members can enhance the professionalism of their showrooms.
In 2004, Lighting One was first in the industry to introduce a consumer catalog for independent lighting retailers that showcases multiple manufacturers’ products in one publication.
In 2005, Lighting One formed a marketing council of members from across the country who helps develop effective marketing plans and programs for Lighting One.
, private-label lighting products under the Lighting One brand name. Lighting One offers more than 2,000 privately branded products to its membership; of these, 483 are made exclusively for Lighting One members.
All of the Lighting One products are broken down into four categories:
SELECT product line is designed for Lighting One member showrooms only and cannot be shopped anywhere else, including the Internet.
Exclusive product line is second only to the SELECT line. These products are based on style, affordability, and most importantly exclusivity to Lighting One.
Core Private Label products were chosen from the Lighting One suppliers' regular lines to complement the exclusive product line.
Open Line products are ordered from Lighting One suppliers, but not carried in the showroom.
Lighting One launched E-Commerce on their corporate site on January 30, 2009 Lighting One corporate site
Lighting One was ranked fourth in The Top Ten Lighting Retailers in the June 2, 2008 Issue of Home Furnishings News magazine (HFN).
Lighting One was ranked third in The Top Ten Lighting Retailers in the June 4, 2007 Issue of Home Furnishings News magazine (HFN).
Lighting One was ranked third in The Top Ten Lighting Retailers in the June 5, 2006 Issue of Home Furnishings News magazine (HFN).
Sister Websites/Wikipedia References:
United States
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company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Owned by CCA Global Partners, Lighting One is a co-op of home furnishing member showrooms that specialize in lighting fixtures. Lighting One showrooms carry a large product mix of residential lighting fixtures, and many showrooms carry commercial
Commercial district
A commercial district or commercial zone is any part of a city or town in which the primary land use is commercial activities , as opposed to a residential neighbourhood, an industrial zone, or other types of neighbourhoods...
lighting and other home furnishing accessories such as lamps, mirrors, and accent furniture.
History
CCA Global Partners is a privately held company established in 1984 as Carpet Co-op of America. This cooperativeCooperative
A cooperative is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit...
was created to help independently owned carpet retailers achieve better buying power. Over the years, CCA Global has capitalized on its management and marketing expertise to expand successfully into other diverse industries, including mortgage banking, lighting products, and biking.
In 2001, CCA Global acquired the Ilucio buying group and brands and formed Lighting One, whose members provide products and services to lighting retailers. Lighting One builds on the strength of CCA Global in the home furnishings industry
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
, and introduces CCA’s winning strategies to independent lighting retailers.
Members
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
by over 130 member stores. Lighting One offers a comprehensive marketing package to their member stores, including a designer interior sign package as well as numerous marketing materials so members can enhance the professionalism of their showrooms.
In 2004, Lighting One was first in the industry to introduce a consumer catalog for independent lighting retailers that showcases multiple manufacturers’ products in one publication.
In 2005, Lighting One formed a marketing council of members from across the country who helps develop effective marketing plans and programs for Lighting One.
Brands/Product Lines
The Lighting One team develops exclusiveExclusive
Exclusive typically means not with other things or not including other things.The terms inclusive and exclusive are contrasting terms, and often appear in the same context to describe contrasting things.Exclusive may refer to:...
, private-label lighting products under the Lighting One brand name. Lighting One offers more than 2,000 privately branded products to its membership; of these, 483 are made exclusively for Lighting One members.
All of the Lighting One products are broken down into four categories:
SELECT product line is designed for Lighting One member showrooms only and cannot be shopped anywhere else, including the Internet.
Exclusive product line is second only to the SELECT line. These products are based on style, affordability, and most importantly exclusivity to Lighting One.
Core Private Label products were chosen from the Lighting One suppliers' regular lines to complement the exclusive product line.
Open Line products are ordered from Lighting One suppliers, but not carried in the showroom.
Noteworthy events
Lighting One was ranked fourth in The Top Ten Lighting Retailers in the June 2, 2009 Issue of Home Furnishings News magazine (HFN).Lighting One launched E-Commerce on their corporate site on January 30, 2009 Lighting One corporate site
Lighting One was ranked fourth in The Top Ten Lighting Retailers in the June 2, 2008 Issue of Home Furnishings News magazine (HFN).
Lighting One was ranked third in The Top Ten Lighting Retailers in the June 4, 2007 Issue of Home Furnishings News magazine (HFN).
Lighting One was ranked third in The Top Ten Lighting Retailers in the June 5, 2006 Issue of Home Furnishings News magazine (HFN).
External links
- Lighting One
- Lighting One's private, password-protected website for Lighting One Members
- CCA Global Partners
- Lighting One's Blog
- Lighting One's Facebook Fan Page
- Lighting One's Twitter Page
- Lighting One's Zabitatz page
Sister Websites/Wikipedia References:
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- International Design Guild International Design GuildInternational Design GuildInternational Design Guild is an American company headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA. Owned by CCA Global Partners, IDG is a co-op of home décor member showrooms that specialize in the high-end floor covering retail and trade industries....
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