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Target’s LED lighting partner is Acuity Brands. Back in 2015, Target kicked off a test at about 100 stores in which it replaced the existing fluorescent light fixtures in its ceilings with LED lights. Flash forward to the present day,…
Time to Rethink High Bay Fixtures. Think LED by Kevin Youngquist of EarthTronics
Not long ago, warehouses, manufacturing plants, retail operations and even gymnasiums had few options when it came to specifying lighting for their high bay fixtures. The choice was to either install HID or fluorescent. That’s no longer the case as…
Times Square Lighting Introduces Mosaic
The Mosaic Series features tunable color and a high CRI output and includes tunable white from 1800K-8000K with a CRI of 90+ across the entire temperature range. Rich blues, ambers, reds, violets, and greens can be added in gradients or…
Lowe’s and GE Lighting Expand Partnership to Differentiate Light Bulb Offering
To help customers easily find the right light bulb for their home while also saving energy and money. As a part of this expanded partnership, Lowe’s will become the only nationwide home center to offer industry-leading GE light bulbs. Additionally,…
Starbucks’ Tech Partner Turns to Lighting
The analytics partner for big retail names including Starbucks and Walgreens is to focus on lighting as a platform for its advanced services. High tech US company Esri says it is teaming up with an indoor mapping firm to analyze…
Can Retail Reboot? by Leonora Desar
Retail stores, which some lighting manufacturers rely on for their bread and butter, are closing at an alarming rate. The news isn’t all bad. There are several niches within retail where lighting is used now more than ever to draw…
Connected Lighting Systems from Philips
In this video (Part 1; Part 2 is on VLC; Part 3 is on SDK), you will learn how a shopper experience can be improved by lighting systems in the retail segment. It adds a whole new level of responsiveness…
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Posted in Product Showcases
Acuity, Microsoft to Jointly Show Lighting-Based IoT Services for Retail Trade at NY Confab
In a move underscoring that the IT and lighting world are in full-swing convergence, Acuity announced that it will show its LED-based indoor positioning technology at Microsoft’s Retail Industry Group booth at the National Retail Federation’s annual convention and exhibition…
Saving Energy in Buildings with Adaptive Lighting Systems: Solutions for the Retail Sector
The retail sector, which represents 13 percent of California’s lighting electricity use, has historically not embraced the use of lighting controls to save energy. To address the slow adoption of adaptive lighting solutions in the retail sector, researchers developed and…
