Pace Lighting of Savannah, Georgia has once again been selected by an esteemed panel of lighting, retail, and merchandising experts as a finalist for the seventh annual National Lighting Showroom of the Year Awards, presented by Residential Lighting magazine and the Dallas Market Center.  This is Pace Lighting’s sixth nomination for the Showroom of the Year Award.  Pace Lighting is one of only a few showrooms that have been a finalist nearly every year for this prestigious award, and Pace Lighting is the only showroom in the country to be a three-time Showroom of the Year winner across two sales volume award categories.  Winners for this year’s award will be announced at the Dallas Market Center in a ceremony on June 22, 2016.
 
There will be one Showroom of the Year recipient in each of three sales volume categories plus specialty awards for merchandising display, community involvement, and social media expertise.  A profile of Pace Lighting will appear in the May 2016 issue of Residential Lighting magazine.  Pace Lighting received the National Lighting Showroom of the Year Award in the annual revenue under $2 million category in 2012 & 2010 and was a finalist for that same award in 2011.  In 2013, Pace Lighting won in the $2 million - $5 million annual revenue category, and is a finalist in that same category in 2016 as well as in 2014.
 
Pace Lighting’s CEO Lisa Dixon, stated, “After our remarkable ARTS Award win in January, we are thrilled to be a finalist for the sixth time for Showroom of the Year.  Our mission is the inspired illumination of your space, and we are proud to serve our community and clients offering the best in lighting, fans and home décor in a space that strives to provide inspiration to our clients, staff, and industry alike.  To be recognized among our peers on this level once again is truly remarkable.”

Entries and nominations were judged by an esteemed panel of experts: celebrity interior designer Lori Dennis, Retail Minded editor Nicole Leinbach Reyhle, and “The Retail Doctor” Bob Phibbs.