LightingUniverse.com Launches Quick Ship Program--orders expedited at the speed of light.

LightingUniverse.com, a leading e-distributor of lighting products serving Interior Designers, Architects, Contractors, and homeowners, announced today the launch of its Quick Ship program. This program allows customers to either browse or search the vast product selection of LightingUniverse.com for items that are in stock and available to ship within 2-3 business days.

Kirkland, WA
February 13, 2004 -- LightingUniverse.com, a leading e-distributor of lighting products serving Interior Designers, Architects, Contractors, and homeowners, announced today the launch of its Quick Ship program. This program allows customers to either browse or search the vast product selection of LightingUniverse.com for items that are in stock and available to ship within 2-3 business days. For customers facing extremely short deadlines on their projects, the Quick Ship program enables them to effortlessly spec, purchase, and have their products delivered in a very short period of time.

In todays fast-paced world, people who make purchases online want their products the next day," says Marc Angeles, Director of Marketing & Advertising for LightingUniverse.com. Typically, many custom or specialty fixtures are expected to ship anywhere from two to four weeks or more, which is normal in this industry. Our Quick Ship program gives trade professionals the added value of receiving their products within a matter of days and ahead of schedule."

Currently, there are over 1500 products from manufacturers such as Progress Lighting, Hinkley Lighting, Access Lighting, and Sea Gull Lighting in the Quick Ship program. More products will be added on a continual basis, further solidifying LightingUniverse.com as the leader of innovation, selection, and service in its field.

For additional information on LightingUniverse.com or the Quick Ship program, visit their website at http://www.lightinguniverse.com, or call (425) 814-2515.

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 specifiers online. LightingUniverse.com and FixtureUniverse.com have positioned themselves as the leaders in product selection with more than 350,000 products available from over 200 manufacturers.

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