ATG Press Releases
07-20-06 "Smart Cart": Shop 5 Online Stores Read More…
07-10-06 New Showroom opens at Seattle Design Center Read More…
06-02-06 Allied Trade Group Joins HGTV.com Read More…
06-01-06 Lighting Universe Launches Customized Lighting Design Read More…
Kirkland, WA
Allied Trade Group Inc. (ATG) takes one-stop shopping to the next level with the single online shopping cart and check out technology called…SMART CART. The Smart Cart feature was developed by ATG for its family of stores: LightingUniverse.com, Fixture Universe.com, FloorsandSurfaces.com, KnobsandHardware.com and DécorUniverse.com. This new technology eliminates the hassle of losing selections when comparison shopping or having to enter credit card information over and over. Now, clients can shop in all our online stores, view multiple products, and place ONE order!
“The Smart Cart feature enables customers to locate, compare and shop over 700,000 products from 500 manufacturers throughout our family of stores, add items to a single shopping cart and make a purchase in one simple checkout,” said Brad Halbach, VP of Technology and Development, Allied Trade Group Inc. “Now our customers are able to match the style of an area rug from one store to the style of a lighting fixture in another store. This makes designing a snap! Throw all your selections from all of our stores in one cart and go…now that is Smart.”
Redesigning your home has never been so simple!
Designers, Architects, Builders, and Homeowners can now decorate their spaces from top to bottom using the Smart Cart feature. ATG’s stores offer clients the ability to shop a wide selection of products from some of the most trusted and well-known manufacturers in the industry. Shop lighting collections, plumbing fixtures, floors, tiles, area rugs, home décor, knobs and cabinet accessories; then place a single order. Can’t decide on the style? Customers can also browse products, compile a list of selected items, and then return to purchase the products at a later time; the shopping list will automatically be stored as the client’s personal shopping cart. Whether customers are shopping for their home or business; ATG makes finding the products you need fast and convenient!
About Allied Trade Group Inc.
Allied Trade Group Inc., (ATG) parent company of Lighting Universe, Fixture Universe, Floors and Surfaces, Knobs and Hardware and Décor Universe offer customers access to over 700,000 products from more than 500 manufacturers. The ATG family of stores has become the premier shopping destination for industry professionals and homeowners wanting to build, remodel, and beautify their homes and businesses.
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For More Information, Contact Leena Haija Marketing and Events Coordinator at 425.814.2515 extension 259 or by email at lhaija@alliedtradegroup.com
Kirkland, WA
Allied Trade Group Inc. parent company to Lighting Universe, Fixture Universe, Floors and Surfaces, Knobs and Hardware and Décor Universe is pleased to announce the Grand Opening of Fixture Universe/Knobs and Hardware showroom in the Seattle Design Center located at 5701 Sixth Avenue South, Suite 392.
No more running around town…
Designers, architects, contractors and specifiers have long enjoyed the inspiration, convenience and selection of the Seattle Design Center; now with the addition of Fixture Universe and Knobs and Hardware, industry professionals and their clients can design a home top to bottom…all at the Seattle Design Center. "The addition of Fixture Universe/Knobs and Hardware showroom at Seattle Design Center is a great step forward in our commitment to providing interior designers and their clients with a truly complete selection of high quality and unique kitchen and bath product,” said Jessica Morgan, Seattle Design Center Director of Leasing.
Whether it’s the gleaming ultra-modern spout your client has clipped from a magazine or the solid brass door knob spotted in a catalog; the fixtures and hardware selected beautify an entire home. Let the selection of products from the new Fixture Universe/Knobs and Hardware showroom inspire your next design project!
Grand Opening Event
Celebrate the Grand Opening of Fixture Universe and Knobs and Hardware in the Seattle Design Center on October 11, 2006 from 1:00p-5:00p. Industry Professionals and clients are invited to view the new showroom, shop latest products and take advantage of the unique networking opportunities. Kitchen and Bath experts will also be on hand to answer questions and give helpful advice. For more information on this event go to www.FixtureUniverse.com or www.KnobsandHardware.com and click on Showrooms and Events.
About Allied Trade Group Inc.
Allied Trade Group Inc., (ATG) parent company of Lighting Universe, Fixture Universe, Floors and Surfaces, Knobs and Hardware and Décor Universe offer customers access to over 700,000 products from more than 500 manufacturers. The ATG family of stores has become the premier shopping destination for architects, builders, interior designers and homeowners wanting to build, remodel, upgrade, renovate and beautify their homes and businesses.
Established in 1999, Allied Trade Group, Inc. owns and operates five online stores and nine showrooms. With more than 13 Million site visitors a month, ATG has market visibility attractive to well known manufacturers such as Kohler, Mohawk, Thomas Lighting, Kenroy and Hubbardton Forge as well as exclusive manufacturer brands like Cascadia Lighting, and First Light. This translates into superior selection, service and value for our clients.
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For More Information, Contact Leena Haija Marketing and Events Coordinator,at 425.814.2515, extension 259 or by email at lhaija@alliedtradegroup.com
Kirkland, WA
Allied Trade Group Inc. parent company to Lighting Universe, Fixture Universe, Floors and Surfaces, Knobs and Hardware and Décor Universe joins forces with Home and Garden Television (HGTV) to make shopping for home design products one step easier! Now online, shop HGTV.com and HGTVPro.com for the latest home accessories from Lighting Universe, Fixture Universe and Knobs and Hardware.
“With over 4.5 million site visitors, HGTV does an exceptional job of branding the station and driving viewers to HGTV.com. Our partnership brings visitors a unique selection of product along with the service and value customers have come to expect from our stores,” said CEO of Allied Trade Group, Gary Rubens. HGTV.com and HGTVPro.com customers can now purchase lighting, plumbing fixtures, door accessories and cabinet hardware. The HGTV sites also offer visitors a link directly to any one of the ATG stores featured and company contact information. Whether you are redesigning your entire home or just a single room, our ATG family of stores along with HGTV.com has the resources and products to make your projects a snap!
For more information on our products and services visit any of our online stores: LightingUniverse.com, FixtureUniverse.com, FloorsandSurface.com, KnobsandHardware.com and DecorUniverse.com
About Allied Trade Group Inc.
Allied Trade Group Inc., (ATG) parent company of Lighting Universe, Fixture Universe, Floors and Surfaces, Knobs and Hardware and Décor Universe offer customers access to over 700,000 products from more than 500 manufacturers. The ATG family of stores has become shopping destinations for architects, builders, interior designers and homeowners wanting to build, remodel, upgrade, renovate and beautify their homes and businesses.
Established in 1999, Allied Trade Group, Inc. owns and operates five online stores and nine showrooms. With more than 13 Million site visitors a month, ATG has market visibility attractive to well known manufacturers such as Kohler, Mohawk, Thomas Lighting, Kenroy and Hubbardton Forge as well as exclusive manufacturer brands like Cristal, Drooz Studio, Rohl and Duravit. This translates into superior selection, service and value for our clients.
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For More Information, Contact Leena Haija Marketing and Events Coordinator,at 425.814.2515, extension 259 or by email at lhaija@alliedtradegroup.com
Kirkland, WA
Lighting Universe and LBL Lighting partner to launch Design Your Own Track and Chandelier Lighting! Interior Design has been made one step easier by allowing clients to design custom built lights -all online. Catering to the trade and retail customers, Lighting Universe is a full service resource for high-end custom residential and commercial lighting.
“Customizable and configurable products are the future; people want options and the ability to individualize their space,” said CEO Gary Rubens. Clients are invited to choose from a selection of heads or pendants, mounting styles and mounting canopies, in order to create the right look. With a wide range of lighting products and designs including track and recessed lighting, Lighting Universe makes it easy to bring together any style. Check out the new feature now at www.LightingUniverse.com!
Welcome Lighting Universe Pro
Lighting Universe unveils its Professional side with Lighting Universe Pro. Progressive web tools help the interior designer; architect and contractor serve their clients better & faster than ever! Waiting for bids is history-we work in Real Time! Trade professionals save and earn more with our time savings tools like the whole house project guide called “Project Manager” and the “print able spec sheet” functions. These features are customized to suit the professional’s needs and taste. Choose your spec sheets to come complete with or without pricing, mark-up, job information and specific instructions. As always Lighting Universe Pro pairs every customer with their very own Certified Lighting Specialist.
For additional information about Lighting Universe & Lighting Universe Pro visit http://www.lightinguniverse.com.
About Allied Trade Group
Established in 1999, Allied Trade Group, Inc. launched LightingUniverse.com and FixtureUniverse.com in an effort to meet the lighting and plumbing needs of interior designers, architects, builders, homeowners and lighting specifies online. LightingUniverse.com and FixtureUniverse.com have positioned themselves as the leaders in product selection with more than 450,000 products available from over 200 manufacturers.
Allied Trade Group’s expansion into lighting showrooms is based on its’ belief in the importance of the personal service that is available from trained lighting professionals in the showrooms, and that customer service, enhanced by state-of-the-art e-commerce capabilities, is an important competitive advantage in the marketplace.
###For More Information, Contact Leena Haija Marketing and Events Coordinator, 425.814.2515, extension x259 or by email at lhaija@alliedtradegroup.com
01-04-06FORMER DOT COM GROWS AGAIN!
Kirkland, WA
New Internet stores, new Showrooms, product line grows 100 fold…
Allied Trade Group, Inc., parent company of the once exclusively dot-com Lighting Universe, launched in July 1999 with 7000 products, now offers over 700,000 products from more than 300 manufacturers through five Internet stores, and five retail Showrooms. Their stores have become the shopping destination for retail consumers and trades persons seeking to buy lighting fixtures, plumbing fixtures, flooring products, door & cabinet hardware, and home décor accessories.
Allied Trade Group’s experience in understanding the changing buying habits of consumers for its products, feeds its continued growth and expansion, both online and in traditional retailing environments. With its entry into additional home improvement and décor product areas; the recent launch of DecorUniverse.com, KnobsandHardware.com, and the opening of their fifth retail lighting showroom in Tacoma, Washington, is proof-positive that Allied Trade Group is fast becoming a retail giant.
Internet shopping has become quite progressive in the last few years. Customer service is now paramount, successful cross-store selling, and creative promotions are key in satisfying today’s consumers to keep them coming back for more. Allied Trade Group knows that to stand out from the growing number of Internet and traditional retailers they must offer customers something no one else will or does. The answer – give away Free Light Bulbs to all showroom customers in addition to providing exemplary customer service, no hassle returns, a five year warranty on lighting, and a 110% price guarantee. Normally reserved as after the sale add-on’s, the free light bulbs, available exclusively through their Washington lighting showrooms in Burlington, Kennewick, Kirkland, Seattle Design Center, and Tacoma, are adding up to increased sales.
What’s next for Allied Trade Group? In the near future this growing retail giant has plans to open more lighting showrooms, expand into traditional retailing environments for its other Internet stores, and open The Kirkland Design Center, a design resource center serving the interior design needs of the growing communities on the eastern side of Lake Washington.
About Allied Trade Group, Inc.
Our mission is to create exceptional value for our customers. Established in 1999, Allied Trade Group, Inc. owns and operates five online stores and lighting showrooms to meet the home and commercial product needs of interior designers, architects, builders, homeowners and lighting specifiers. Online stores include: LightingUniverse.com, FixtureUniverse.com, FloorsandSurfaces.com, KnobsandHardware.com, and DecorUniverse.com. Combined, our stores provide customers access to over 700,000 products from more than 300 manufacturers.
With more than 13 million site visitors a month, Allied Trade Group has market visibility attractive to well known brands like Kohler, Mohawk, Thomas Lighting, Kenroy, and Hubbardton Forge as well as exclusive brands like Cristal, Drooz Studio, Rohl, and Duravit. This translates into superior selection, service and value for our customers.
###If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview, please contact Rachael Granata at 425/814-2515 x222 or email Rachael at rgranata@alliedtradegroup.com.
Lighting Universe extends its market reach by opening its fourth lighting showroom targeted to Designers and their clients.
Kirkland, WA
Filling demand is where Lighting Universe began five years ago, and it continues to do so at the Seattle Design Center. Lighting Universe, a full-service resource for high-end custom residential and commercial lighting, brings designers over 250 manufacturers and over 500,000 products via their new location in Plaza Suite 391.
“We are here to simplify the designers’ process for specifying lighting. We offer everything from one location – no more searching through an overwhelming number of catalogs,” explains owner Gary Rubens. Lighting Universe represents nearly every high-end brand of lighting on the market and has consolidated all of the their catalog data into one web site searchable by a variety of topics: room-specific, product type, manufacturer, what’s in stock and more, which can all be accessed in their new showroom.
The newest and more popular lighting products are on display in the showroom. Qualified lighting salespeople and certified lighting designers are on hand to help, offering minimal to full electrical and lighting plans as well. They all train regularly with manufacturers and are consistently familiar with the intricacies of each line.
Their website offers unique tools for the designer, such as the “project manager” and “print project spec sheet” functions which allow designers to build a spec book for clients and contractors, complete with or without pricing, markups, job information, and specific instructions.
The Lighting Universe Designer’s Gallery is located at the Seattle Design Center in Plaza Suite 391, 5701 Sixth Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98108.
For additional information about Lighting Universe, call (206) 762-7335, or visit their website at http://www.lightinguniverse.com.
About Allied Trade Group, Inc.
Our mission is to create exceptional value for our customers. Established in 1999, Allied Trade Group, Inc. owns and operates five online stores and lighting showrooms to meet the home and commercial product needs of interior designers, architects, builders, homeowners and lighting specifiers. Online stores include: LightingUniverse.com, FixtureUniverse.com, FloorsandSurfaces.com, KnobsandHardware.com, and DecorUniverse.com. Combined, our stores provide customers access to over 700,000 products from more than 300 manufacturers.
With more than 13 million site visitors a month, Allied Trade Group has market visibility attractive to well known brands like Kohler, Mohawk, Thomas Lighting, Kenroy, and Hubbardton Forge as well as exclusive brands like Cristal, Drooz Studio, Rohl, and Duravit. This translates into superior selection, service and value for our customers.
###If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview, please contact Rachael Granata at 425/814-2515 x222 or email Rachael at rgranata@alliedtradegroup.com.
Kirkland, WA
Allied Trade Group, Inc., operators of Lighting Universe retail lighting showrooms, as well as the lightinguniverse.com and fixtureuniverse.com websites, is pleased to announce the opening of a new lighting showroom in Burlington, Washington. This marks the third showroom opening in less than a year, indicative of the explosive growth that Lighting Universe is experiencing.
The new lighting showroom was strategically selected for its location. Lighting Universe in Burlington is one of only two retail lighting stores in the region, and is positioned to experience tremendous growth in the upcoming months as a result of the recent boom in the home-building industry in that region. Lighting Universe aims to supply builders and contractors in that area with all of their lighting needs through offering special builder pricing.
“By giving customers access to hundreds of thousands of lighting products from over 250 suppliers and expanding customer service options through LightingUniverse.com, we believe the new combination will further strengthen Lighting Universe as the leading provider of decorative lighting in Burlington and the surrounding region,” said Gary Rubens, President and CEO of Allied Trade Group. “We are very excited to provide our products and services to that market,” said Rubens.
Lighting Universe in Burlington is located at 1956 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington, WA 98233. Most of the back-office work of purchasing, fulfillment and accounting will be centralized in the Allied Trade Group headquarters in Kirkland, Washington.
About Allied Trade Group, Inc.
Our mission is to create exceptional value for our customers. Established in 1999, Allied Trade Group, Inc. owns and operates five online stores and lighting showrooms to meet the home and commercial product needs of interior designers, architects, builders, homeowners and lighting specifiers. Online stores include: LightingUniverse.com, FixtureUniverse.com, FloorsandSurfaces.com, KnobsandHardware.com, and DecorUniverse.com. Combined, our stores provide customers access to over 700,000 products from more than 300 manufacturers.
With more than 13 million site visitors a month, Allied Trade Group has market visibility attractive to well known brands like Kohler, Mohawk, Thomas Lighting, Kenroy, and Hubbardton Forge as well as exclusive brands like Cristal, Drooz Studio, Rohl, and Duravit. This translates into superior selection, service and value for our customers.
###If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview, please contact Rachael Granata at 425/814-2515 x222 or email Rachael at rgranata@alliedtradegroup.com.