Supermarket

Posted on the: March 25, 2019

Putting fresh foods in the best light: How store lighting boosts sales

Merchandise that looks good sells better, and nowhere is that truer than in a supermarket’s fresh departments. Store lighting is one of the most important elements of a bricks-and-mortar retail operation. How a supermarket is illuminated makes an immediate impression on customers. The lighting provides basic illumination, acts as a[...]

Posted on the: March 6, 2019

A recipe for consistent LED color quality

Above: Use the slider to see the difference a metal halide lamp and Amerlux’s high color quality LEDs.  As any physicist can tell you, color is made of three things: hue, saturation and lightness. But rendering color well with lights requires more than just understanding these elements. Amerlux’s customers have[...]

Posted on the: February 27, 2019

Lighting Key to Enhancing Late-Day Freshness Perceptions

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Progressive Grocer. See the original post here. A recent study by the Retail Feedback Group had some bad news for grocers: Shopper satisfaction with supermarkets drops between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Ratings were down in several categories, including quality/freshness, cleanliness and value for money. Since[...]

Posted on the: February 19, 2019

Grocery perimeter design: a to-do list

The math behind an LED upgrade equals big profits and savings for supermarkets explains Bill Plageman, Amerlux’s vice president of marketing and product management, in a recent article in Supermarket Perimeter. Supermarkets Amerlux has worked with in the past, generally see a 20 percent boost in sales after improving product[...]

Posted on the: February 13, 2019

Merchandisers, lighting key to perimeter design

“Merchandise that looks good sells better, and nowhere is that truer than with fresh foods,” says Bill Plageman, Amerlux’s vice president of marketing and product management, in a recent article in Supermarket Perimeter. He explained how upgrading to high quality lighting is one of the rare things supermarkets can do[...]

Posted on the: January 27, 2019

Why Retailers Are Shifting to LED Lighting

More and more, supermarkets are upgrading their lighting to modern LEDs. Known for their energy savings, LEDs also deliver unprecedented control and color quality, which makes merchandise look more appealing. Bill Plageman, Amerlux’s vice president of marketing and product management, recently shared some tips with Winsight Grocery Business about how supermarkets can[...]

Posted on the: November 26, 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 into stores with ever higher expectations. The supermarkets that are succeeding are evolving their business models with more and more adding in-store hospitality areas. Hospitality areas—coffee shops, restaurants,[...]

Posted on the: November 19, 2018

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 than all other generations. In an industry with razor-thin margins, this dissatisfaction could prove costly for grocery stores as other concepts and online competition elbow in on Millennials.[...]

Posted on the: November 9, 2018

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 will finally outnumber Baby Boomers as the largest living generation in the United States. At the same time, Millennials are entering their prime spending years as more and[...]

Posted on the: November 6, 2018

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 area for the industry. Small-footprint stores like Trader Joe’s and Aldi are continuing their success and large-format chains like Walmart and Target are experimenting with smaller stores. When[...]