sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message lighting one it s how we see the light . type private industry retail home furnishing founded 2001 st. louis missouri usa headquarters st. louis missouri usa key people gregg garofalo senior vice president products lighting fixtures for residential and commercial markets . revenue 494.5 million usd 2008 website www.lighting one.com 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 . contents 1 history 2 members 3 brands product lines 4 noteworthy events 5 references 6 external links history edit cca global partners is a privately held company established in 1984 as carpet co op of america . this cooperative 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 . members edit lights on broadway brooklyn park minnesota 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 . brands product lines edit the lighting one team develops exclusive 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 can not 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 edit 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 . references edit june 1 2009 issue of home furnishings news magazine hfn . june 2 2008 issue of home furnishings news magazine hfn . june 4 2007 issue of home furnishings news magazine hfn . june 5 2006 issue of home furnishings news magazine hfn . hfn magazine s site lighting one corporate site cca global partners corporate site external links edit 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 carpet one carpet one flooring america prosource the floor trader international design guild international design guild the bike cooperative the bike cooperative bizunite home solutions floorexpo lenders one magnus anderson retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lighting one & oldid 743638311 categories companies based in st. louishardware stores of the united stateshidden categories articles lacking sources from january 2010all articles lacking sources navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 14 18 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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