Supermarkets To Become Energy Efficient With A Simple Update

The biggest bill that grocery stores must pay is the electricity bill. With these buildings having to operate for extended hours, along with their heat-sensitive products that must be refrigerated around the clock, it’s no wonder that most store owners would like to cut down costs where possible. That’s why utilizing energy efficient lighting methods throughout the store can drastically decrease costs across the board.

City Lighting Products has been a long-time partner of Dierbergs Markets and was instrumental in helping with the introduction of LED lighting in many areas of their Lake Ozark, Missouri store.

There are two noticeable characteristics of LED lighting: it is energy efficient and has a variety of products to choose from. Supermarkets that utilize fluorescent lighting may save about 40% in energy if they upgrade to LED fixtures. Even a total of 70% savings are possible as well when replacing metal halide fixtures.

LED lighting also offers up a means of marketing for grocery stores – no other lighting technology offers the amount of diverse color temperatures and optical designs. These benefits can help make the food displays look more appealing to customers. For example, using a warm white color on fruits can make them seem juicier and appetizing. The placement of this lighting is also important, as it can allow you to highlight specific areas in the store. This is helpful when there is a sale going on – you can drive customer’s attention to the sale display through the highlighting of the product.

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(Source: EnergyWise)