Earlier this year we launched our quarterly Pulse of Lighting study in conjunction with William Blair, a leading investment analyst firm. The Q1 report may have surprised some of the larger lighting companies with feedback from distributors. Now we have […]
Much has gone on in the lighting segment of the industry since our Q1 Pulse of Lighting Market Survey. We’ve had: LightFair with its new product introductions, focus on controls and IoT and the continued entry of off-shore brands for […]
LightFair, the annual gathering of the lighting industry and one of the few tradeshows in the electrical industry, had many traveling to Chicago last week. While other sources (trade publications) focus on the products that were exhibited, and we understand […]
In honor of LightFair being next week, thought it good timing for a little “Reading Roundup” with a focus on lighting … tidbits we’ve heard and seen that relate to lighting: PoE, power over ethernet, was a topic at the […]
Acuity’s recent quarter highlights a 6% (gross) sales increase but, in reading the analyst call transcript and reviewing the results, or what may be called “peeling back the onion”, there appear to be a number of questions. Analyst Call / […]
The lighting market, for many distributors, depending upon their business focus, represents 20-40% of sales. It’s substantial, especially given that they next two categories are switchgear / automation and wire / cable, as performance in this product category can significantly […]
The lighting market is more competitive than ever before. And with unit sales rates exceeding revenue growth rates, aside from declining materials costs, as they say “it’s the competition, stupid.” Historically the term “value engineering” is derisively referred to as […]
If there is a word to that represents the lighting market it is “change”. The technology has revolutionized the lighting category. Aside from the energy efficiency benefits, the technological changes are bringing enhanced functionality, is impacting the controls market and […]
The tone of last week’s NAED South Central, held in San Diego, was interesting and may be best described as “subdued”, business-like”, “expected”. Some used the word “quiet” and many were challenged when asked about trends that they observed or […]
Along with earnings updates, the last couple of weeks have brought lighting news from Cree, Philips, Hubbell Lighting and Eaton Lighting. Their recent announcements shed light on where the “Big 7” (Acuity, Eaton Lighting Solutions, Hubbell Lighting, Philips Lighting, Current […]
