ALA CONFERENCE ATTENDEES SHED LIGHT ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS.(American Lighting Association)
HFN: The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network, May, 2003 by Meyer, Nancy
NEW ORLEANS-Jazz, cajun and creole food, and other temptations of the Big Easy added flavor to the business issues at hand as 500 executives met for the American Lighting Association's annual conference at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside here.
The attendees were given an in-depth look at the economy by keynote speaker Martin Regalia, chief economist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Regalia sees "signs of stronger growth ahead," contingent on a number of factors, most importantly consumer spending.
The conference had its largest-ever turnout among lighting showrooms, who found ways to maximize sales, profits and inventory turns through emphasizing better lighting techniques; focusing on such growth segments as linear lighting, landscape lighting and...
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