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Visual Comfort Teams with Ralph Lauren for Lights
December 14,
2010 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in licensing on December 15, 2010
Ralph Lauren Home, a division of
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.,
(NYSE: RL) has signed an exclusive license agreement with
Visual Comfort & Co. to produce a line of lighting.
The agreement begins a partnership to produce lighting under both the Ralph Lauren Home and Lauren Home brands. This new affiliation will strengthen and grow the Ralph Lauren Home business in markets throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and South America.
We are pleased to partner with Visual Comfort, a leader in the lighting business," said Frank Guzzetta, president of Ralph Lauren Home. "This innovative company has a talented team and a genuine understanding of our brand and the luxury home furnishings industry. We look forward to growing the business through this exciting collaboration.
Visual Comfort joins companies including
E.J. Victor,
Safavieh, and
Schnadig as a partner with the Ralph Lauren Home and Lauren brands.
"We are extremely excited about our partnership with Ralph Lauren Home," said Andy Singer, president of Visual Comfort & Co. "It has been a career long goal to work hand-in-hand with this amazing company to create a full collection of lighting." We feel honored to have been selected as Ralph Laurens lighting licensee."
The collection will make its debut at the
Dallas Market Center in January.