Monthly category report

Vanity lighting at Lowe’s, Wayfair and Ferguson, October 2026

The brand allen + roth went from 44% to 52% of the top results at Lowe’s since September.

Altavane ResearchPublished 2 November 20264 minute read

Covers 1 to 31 October 2026Next edition 7 December 2026

At a glance

  • 52%Biggest brand: allen + roth at Lowe’s
  • 43%of the top results at Wayfair are ads
  • 44% to 52%One of the biggest changes: allen + roth gained share

Key findings

  • The brand allen + roth holds 52% of the top results at Lowe’s, the highest of the three retailers.
  • Ads are 43% of the top results at Wayfair and 17% at Lowe’s.
  • The brand allen + roth went from 44% to 52% of the top results at Lowe’s since September.
  • 74 products entered the top results; 31 are new to the category.

About this report

This report covers 301 products in the top results for vanity lighting at Lowe’s, Wayfair and Ferguson, 1 to 31 October 2026. Top results are the first 24 products a shopper sees in a category or a search. It shows what a shopper sees, not what sells.

How it is measured

Brand share

The brand allen + roth holds 52% of the top results at Lowe’s, the highest of the three retailers.

Lowe’s

Vanity lights

  • allen + roth (the retailer’s own brand)52%
  • KAWOTI12%
  • Project Source (the retailer’s own brand)12%
  • DAYAUM5%
  • C Cattleya4%
  • Other brands15%

Wayfair

Vanity lights

  • Mercer41 (the retailer’s own brand)16%
  • Ebern Designs (the retailer’s own brand)15%
  • Wrought Studio (the retailer’s own brand)12%
  • Ivy Bronx (the retailer’s own brand)7%
  • Everly Quinn (the retailer’s own brand)6%
  • Other brands44%

Ferguson

Bathroom wall sconces

  • Hinkley Lighting26%
  • Minka Lavery10%
  • Kichler10%
  • Visual Comfort8%
  • Alora Lighting7%
  • Other brands39%

The retailer’s own brand

Figure 1. Brand share for vanity lighting, by retailer, 1 to 31 October 2026. Source: Altavane, from the retailers’ public pages.

What it shows

The biggest brand is a different one at each retailer: allen + roth at Lowe’s (52%); Mercer41 at Wayfair (16%); Hinkley Lighting at Ferguson (26%). The retailers’ own brands hold 91% at Wayfair and 67% at Lowe’s.

Why it matters

Vanity lighting is a different contest at each retailer: three different brands lead across three retailers.

What to do

Compare your share of vanity lighting across these retailers, and your price and listing where it is lowest.

Ad share

Ads are 43% of the top results at Wayfair and 17% at Lowe’s.

Lowe’s

  • Ads17%
  • Unpaid83%

On the ads

  • DAYAUM29%
  • JOOSENLUX17%
  • TETOTE13%
  • Other brands41%

Wayfair

  • Ads43%
  • Unpaid57%

On the ads

  • Ebern Designs (the retailer’s own brand)21%
  • Mercer41 (the retailer’s own brand)15%
  • Wrought Studio (the retailer’s own brand)12%
  • Other brands52%

Ferguson

  • No banner ads in this category this month.
Figure 2. Ads in the top results for vanity lighting, by retailer, 1 to 31 October 2026. Source: Altavane, from the retailers’ public pages.

What it shows

Of every 24 top results, ads are about ten at Wayfair (43%) and about four at Lowe’s (17%). On the most ads: Ebern Designs at Wayfair (21% of the ads there) and DAYAUM at Lowe’s (29%). Ferguson showed no banner ads above this category in October.

Why it matters

Ads take 43% of the top results at Wayfair, which leaves about 14 places in every 24 unpaid there.

What to do

Decide retailer by retailer. At Wayfair, where ads are 43% of the top results, first check the unpaid places you already hold in vanity lighting.

Changes this month

The brand allen + roth went from 44% to 52% of the top results at Lowe’s since September.

  • allen + roth (the retailer’s own brand)Lowe’s · since Septemberup, from 44% to 52%
  • KichlerFerguson · since Septemberdown, from 18% to 10%
  • Breakwater Bay (the retailer’s own brand)Wayfair · since Septemberdown, from 8% to 3%
  • KichlerLowe’s · since Septemberdown, from 5% to 0%
  • Ebern Designs (the retailer’s own brand)Wayfair · since Septemberdown, from 19% to 15%
  • Hudson Valley LightingFerguson · since Septemberup, from 2% to 6%
  • KovacsFerguson · since Septemberdown, from 11% to 7%
  • Wade Logan (the retailer’s own brand)Wayfair · since Septemberdown, from 6% to 2%
  • JOOSENLUXLowe’s · since Septemberup, from 0% to 3%

gained share lost share

Figure 3. Biggest changes in brand share for vanity lighting, by retailer, 1 to 31 October 2026. Source: Altavane, from the retailers’ public pages.

What it shows

The biggest loss was Kichler at Ferguson, from 18% to 10%, since September. The nine moves charted are spread across three retailers. At Wayfair the biggest change since September was Breakwater Bay, from 8% to 3%.

Why it matters

The brand allen + roth is seen more in vanity lighting at Lowe’s than in September: about two places in every 24 gained.

What to do

Compare allen + roth in vanity lighting across the retailers in this chart, and look at its prices and ads where it moved.

New products

74 products entered the top results; 31 are new to the category.

By retailer

Showing 6 of 74.

By brand

  • allen + roth (the retailer’s own brand)Lowe’s7
  • Mercer41 (the retailer’s own brand)Wayfair6
  • Ebern Designs (the retailer’s own brand)Wayfair4
  • Millennium LightingFerguson4
  • Minka LaveryFerguson4
  • George Oliver (the retailer’s own brand)Wayfair3
  • Other brands46
Figure 4. Products new to the top results for vanity lighting, by retailer, 1 to 31 October 2026. Source: Altavane, from the retailers’ public pages.

What it shows

By retailer, the 74 products that entered the top results in October are 31 at Wayfair, 29 at Ferguson and 14 at Lowe’s. The brand allen + roth has the most, seven at Lowe’s.

Why it matters

The 74 new products for vanity lighting are those in the top results in October and not in the four weeks before.

What to do

Compare the prices of the new products for vanity lighting with your own, retailer by retailer.

What shoppers search

No search is shared by two retailers this month.

Each retailer’s own report shows its searches for vanity lighting.

What this report does not show

  • Sales: a bigger share means a brand is seen more, not that it sells more.
  • Lowe’s results depend on the shopper’s store.
  • Who paid for an ad is not visible. At Ferguson no product is marked as an ad, so a paid place without a mark is not counted.
Method and sources

Cite this report

Altavane Research, “Vanity lighting at Lowe’s, Wayfair and Ferguson, October 2026”, published 2 November 2026. https://altavane.com/research/vanity-lighting/october-2026. Free to quote with a link.

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