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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Laura Walsh (CEO) |
Number of employees | 200[1] |
| Website | www |
Lumens.com (also referred to as Lumens Light + Living) is an American retail company selling lighting fixtures, furniture, and home accessories in the United States and Canada. It is a subsidiary of YDesign Group, a privately-held corporation based in Walnut Creek, CA in the San Francisco Bay area.[2]
History
[edit]Lumens.com was founded by partners Ken Plumlee and Peter Weight in 2004 as a brick-and-mortar retail lighting showroom in Sacramento, CA, after the duo acquired Benning’s Lighting.[3] In 2015, YDesign Group acquired Lumens.com, adding their 4,000 square-foot showroom, online presence and over 100 employees to YDesign Group’s stable.[4] In 2019, Lumens and sister company YLighting partnered with Denmark’s Louis Poulsen design studio to donate portable solar lighting to rural African villages.[5]
Awards
[edit]- Newsweek Best Online Shops 2021[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Working At Lumens". Glassdoor. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Local lighting and furniture retailer Lumens acquired". NewsWeek. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "TMCNET NEWS - Web lighting seller markets bright ideas". TMCNet. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Sacramento-based Lumens acquired by a Walnut Creek company". Sacramento Bee. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Louis Poulsen Partners with Little Sun and YDesign Group for Charity Cause". Furniture Lighting & Decor. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Best Online Shops 2021". NewsWeek. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
External links
[edit][[Category:Companies based in San Francisco]]