EXHIBIT 99.1

PRESS RELEASE
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                   CATALINA LIGHTING INC APPROVED FOR TRADING
                       ON NASDAQ'S NATIONAL MARKET SYSTEM

MIAMI (October 16, 2002) ... Catalina Lighting Inc (Nasdaq:CALA), a leading
international designer, manufacturer, and distributor of lighting products for
residential and office environments, today announced that its application for
listing on the Nasdaq National Market System has been approved. Catalina's
shares will commence trading on the Nasdaq National Market on Friday, October
18, 2002, under the same trading symbol, "CALA."

CEO Eric Bescoby said, "We believe that our National Market listing will be an
important step in gaining trading liquidity for new and existing shareholders
seeking to enlarge positions. We also believe that the National Market listing
will make CALA shares more marketable to institutional portfolios."

About Catalina Lighting Inc

Catalina Lighting Inc is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of
residential and office lighting products. The Company's broad product line
includes functional and decorative table lamps; ceiling, wall, recessed, vanity
and track lighting fixtures; emergency and outdoor lighting; and chandeliers.
Its line is distributed under several brand names, including Catalina, Dana,
Ring, Illuminada and Pro Office. The Company also functions as an OEM, selling
goods under its customers' private labels.

This press release includes statements that constitute "forward-looking"
statements, including, without limitation, that the Nasdaq listing will increase
the common stock's trading liquidity and its marketability to institutional
investors. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements
inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that would cause
or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, an adverse
change in the Company's financial condition and consequent failure to meet the
requirements for continued Nasdaq listing; the absence of investors interested
in trading in the Company's common stock; and other risks detailed in the
Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. By
making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to
update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release.

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