(Chalfont St Peter, 27th November 2017) A new research report
Retailers are looking to digitally transform their in-store lighting systems, first and foremost in order to save energy and reduce maintenance costs. However, digital transformation of the lighting system also provides a ready-made network on which to mount sensor-based and data-based technologies that are fundamental to creating the smart store of the future, where the retail environment
The ZGS report estimates that UK Retail could be saving almost
Previous estimates of savings from digital lighting transformation have simply looked at the value of energy savings from conversion to LED. The ZGS report, importantly, sizes the net savings that a retailer can achieve, after including the cost of technology transformation. In other words, the report estimates real benefit to a retailer
An increasing number of pioneering retailers are achieving this transformation through solutions known as lighting-as-a-service. In these arrangements, the lighting solutions provider bundles the cost of digital lighting solutions into a single, all-embracing monthly fee, across an agreed contractual period. This means that digital lighting technology, installation, maintenance and service are all delivered for a capped monthly cost which cannot escalate, and where expert technicians do not have to be recruited in-house. Equally, because the solution delivers energy and maintenance savings in excess of the monthly fee, the digital transformation is achieved without the retailer having to commit a penny of capital
As new innovations come on to the market, the solutions provider will incorporate them into the lighting-as-a service arrangements, so that the retailer does not get left with obsolete or out-of-date technology, and can rapidly develop its lighting network into the sensor-based digital infrastructure the is the foundation smart stores of the future.
Darren Riva, Sales Director at ZGS, comments,
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