Month: November 2018
Delicious Lighting Powers Supermarket Restaurants
It’s a tough time for traditional supermarkets. Competition from small-format grocers, C-stores, meal kit providers are all increasing, while consumers are coming…
LEDs Armor Supermarkets from Millennials’ Disdain
Here’s a short list of things Millennials dislike: Grocery stores Survey after survey show the same findings: Millennials rate traditional supermarkets lower…
The Right Way to ‘Value Engineer’ A Project
Few things can cause a more bitter debate between contractors and architects than value engineering. The practice of reviewing specifications to determine…
4 Ways Electrical Contractors Avoid Callbacks
Callbacks. There’s nothing like them to suck the profits out of a project and damage your reputation for future projects at the…
4 Ways to Overcome Vague Lighting Specifications
These days, it’s not enough to be an electrical contractor that only does installation work. With each passing year, specifying is becoming…
4 Supermarket Trends That Will Drive 2019
2019 is going to be the year of the Millennials for supermarkets. Two decades into the eponymous millennium, members of Generation Y…
Contractors Take a LEEDing Role in Green Building Projects
Green building projects are growing each year and the trend is showing no signs of slowing down. Between 2005 and 2014, the…
Simplify the Install: 5 Lighting Features Electrical Contractors Need
Installation—it’s where a job’s profit is made or lost. A quick and easy installation means you can move onto the next job…
Putting Small-Format Supermarkets in The Best Light
Across the country, supermarkets are shrinking. Especially common in dense metro areas, smaller format stores are proving to be an effective growth…
Answering Supermarket Shoppers’ Single Question
What’s for dinner? That’s a question up to 80% of Americans can’t answer by 4 p.m. on a given day, according to…