shop illumination

How lighting can be used profitably in the retail industry

From discount stores to brand outlets: Intelligent lighting concepts are profitable

Light has an enormous influence on people – on their health, performance and well-being. For retailers, light as a topic has so far often been more of a necessity which is viewed from a cost perspective rather than as a unique opportunity for ...

Let there be light – or not ...

Lidl and SageGlass join forces on energy efficiency and lighting

For some time now, discount grocer Lidl has been relying on intelligent façades from SageGlass – for the environment, staff and the right light. We asked both companies what this technology means for lighting, energy consumption ...

Reusable pop-up store

PANGAIA showcases high-tech naturalism at The Selfridges Corner Shop

In spring of this year PANGAIA offered its customers an extraordinary shopping experience. For the first time, customers were able to visit the PANGAIA pop-up store in The Selfridges Corner Shop, which was designed to literally guide them through ...

Customized lighting: the marriage of technology and creative design

Interview with Pierluigi Gusmani, International Sales Director at Imoon

The Italian company Imoon has already done the right lighting for big food retailers like Carrefour, Coop, E.Leclerc, Warner’s Budgens and Globus. Charismatic Pierluigi Gusmani talks about the current developments of customized solutions and ...

Custom and smart retail lighting solutions enhance your customer’s experience

Three top trends for 2020

Not so long ago, the primary purpose of light was to provide lighting and illumination. These days you might say that light has become an intelligent language that not only produces an instant ambiance and affects our health and well-being, but also ...

The power of the sun

Oktalite at the EuroShop 2020

Oktalite's EuroShop appearance is themed "Sun. Light. Quality". This involves more than just lighting, rather it represents a comprehensive service approach. CEO Hermann Bohse and Head of Research and Development Stephan Renkes go into ...

Let it shine!

Lighting trends at EuroShop 2020

Whether on the floor, on shelves or on the ceiling - light can make a big difference in retail. How to set the right scene for goods, address customers and control the lighting in a smart and energy-efficient way? We looked for the answers at ...

Safety First: Safe data transmission at the PoS

2020 EuroShop preview

Data security is the future currency in retail. Systems for inventory control, price labelling, customer and goods flow management must meet the highest security standards.ELEKTRA, together with a software partner, has been working on this ...

Modern lighting management ensures the perfect atmosphere

Smart lighting solutions from ELEKTRA

Switches, sensors, radio remote controls and Bluetooth are becoming increasingly sophisticated and are now being supplemented by language assistants. ...

Ideal replacement for the conventional T5 fluorescent luminaire

The surface-mounted luminaire with SMD LED in four light colours and various lengths

With the dimensions of the old T5 fluorescent luminaires, it can be used perfectly in interior design and shop fitting, but also as a classic under-cabinet luminaire in kitchens, bathrooms and home furniture. It offers the perfect illumination for ...

Minimalist design and perfect illumination

4mm wide LED strips ensure the perfect combination of light quality and design

The minimalist overall appearance of the luminaire is supported by the just 4mm wide LED strip. This is used in a recessed beam angle and thus provides glare-free light. ...

Unique atmosphere with filigree profile

LED profile light LD 8104

This filigree profile lends every room a special atmosphere. Experience it for yourself!Small and fine, that is the hallmark of this LED profile light. Whether as a light source in the invisible area or as part of your design in furniture or in the ...

Individual control of light colour and brightness

Designed and controllable for you: LD 8004-78

Adjust this spot to your individual requirements at any time by controlling the light colour and brightness. Suitable control elements are also available from Elektra. ...

Whether you want to electrify your shelves in the living room or at the point of sale...

...with the ELEKTRA conductor systems you have unlimited possibilities.

Special products require special attention. Perfect light with ELEKTRA lighting and electrification systems is the solution. ...

Our mini plug system is patented

Renowned for safe and reliable performance

The unique mini plug system makes the installation of lights, transformers etc. unbeatably easy! Due to the minimal bore diameter of only 8 millimeters for the passage of the plugs through furniture parts, an installation can be carried out in a ...

Individual LED lights for shops, furniture and objects

Starting with quantities of 1: Configure online now!

What type of light? Which type of LED? What type of cover? Which accessories? Which lighting fits best into your shop planning?With the new online offer for the configuration of individual luminaires, ELEKTRA can now provide the answer. The solution ...

A POS system unlike any other – thanks to light staging

"Personalization a mega trend in lighting systems“

Light does much more than simply illuminate a space. There is a near endless number of uses for lighting concepts, especially in brick-and-mortar retail. Boris Niessing, General Manager Marketing and Sales at ELEKTRA since September 2018 talks ...

Snipes Reopening in Cologne: Shopdesign goes Hip-Hop

At the end of last year, the Snipes Store on Hohe Strasse in Cologne was reopened.

We attended the pre-opening and were privileged to see the new design in the first customer's eyes. Have fun with the video report!Your iXtenso team ...

What shop design can look like: The Schubert pharmacy in Pullach on the Isar

Warm wood and limestone from the surrounding area greet customers after the renovation

If you enter the newly designed Schubert pharmacy, you will directly feel comfortable. After the modernization, the premises score with a holistic appearance that is both concise and modern, yet fits into the rural region with its traditions. ...

Germany's first Concept Mall

Photo Gallery: The architecture of the shopping mall "Bikini Berlin"

With the "Center at the Zoo" and the associated "Bikini House", the architects Paul Schwebes and Hans Schoszberger in 1955 have created a tidy, transparent ensemble. The building complex stood for economic progress and was a ...

ORIO. Highlight in design and lighting technology

The new LED spotlight ORIO – designed in cooperation with the renowned architect and designer Antonio Citterio – meets the highest design demands, at the same time providing maximum flexibility. By means of efficient and high-performance ...

LED lights are ideal for accent lighting

iXtenso interview with Christof Volmer, Member of the Managing Board of Bäro

After 18 years at Erco, in 2011 Christof Volmer came to Bäro in Leichlingen in Germany’s Rhineland. The 46-year-old Bonn resident is in charge of marketing. Active in the retail market for 40 years, Bäro announces several innovations ...

Airfal launches its catalogue of luminaires

Following the market trend, Airfal has broadened its range by launching a catalogue of luminaires for LED tubes. The advantages of LED tubes, which include instantaneous switching on and off, long tube life, higher resistance to impact and ...

sky supermarket, Kiel-Dietrichsdorf - LEDs set the scene in the fresh food area

A marked increase in energy efficiency was the premise in Ansorg’s lighting concept for the new sky supermarket in Kiel-Dietrichsdorf. Particular attention in this case was attached to the high-quality LED lighting in the fruit and vegetable ...

Gant Store, Westfield Stratford City Centre, London Effective LED lighting for the lifestyle trademark

In Europe’s biggest shopping centre, Ansorg has implemented an effective lighting concept for the fashion brand Gant, in which LED equipment came into play throughout the whole area. Already from the outside, the premium character of the new ...

High fashion meets high-tech

The department store Quartier 206 is presenting its new collection using innovative OSRAM lighting

The Berlin-based deluxe department store Quartier 206 has teamed up with OSRAM AG to infuse its display windows with special lighting, just in time for the autumn season. Located on the Friedrichstrasse, one of the top addresses in Berlin, organic ...

Lighting the way to Savings Promolux: Better Light, Better Value

A high-tech retail lighting company is providing bakeries and artisan shops world-wide a golden opportunity to highlight their bakery items and extend shelf life. The site bakery-display-case.com has been given a new look and design as it highlights ...

Store Project: Lufthansa WorldShop

Creative heights

With our innovative design proposal, Münch+Münch won the competition for the redesign of the Lufthansa WorldShops. Found in airports all over Germany, they offer branded travel, holiday, sports and lifestyle products. Several of the newly ...

World of TUI in Berlin: This is where travel dreams start

Ansorg’s creative lighting scenario bathes TUI’s flagship store in Berlin in a warm, sunny mood with a feel-good factor.

Whether digital or analogue, in the travel agency of the future all roads lead to Rome. Or to countless other destinations which can be explored at the "World of TUI" before the journey really starts. Since early 2011, over an area of 320 ...

Facades and windows turn into luminous advertising spaces

Great architecture can get even better with the right light. Façade lighting highlights the outside, or a building is so transparent that the inside lighting also has an effect on the outside. Compared to metal, glass, stone and wood, ...

“Welcome“ to the land of facade opportunities

Interview with Thomas Tennagels, Managing Director of curveLED in Düsseldorf

The first thing visitors saw at the EuroShop 2008 was a large curtain made of light emitting diodes. This year the diodes will once again write “Welcome“ and “Bienvenue“ in the entrance hall. LEDs will be an important trade fair topic. They ...

“In recent years an 'LED hysteria' has erupted“

Interview with Michael Flögel, Sales Manager for Lighting Systems at Elektra

LEDs are becoming more and more important for store designs and with that they also find their way into shop window displays. Our questions on this topic were answered by Michael Flögel, Sales Manager for Lighting Systems in Commercial-, Retail- ...

“Brilliant-Mix” LED concept for warm white feel-good light

A new LED concept from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors achieves 30 percent greater luminous efficacy with a high color rendering index

Warm white light with a high luminous efficacy (110 lm/W) and a color rendering index (CRI) of more than 90 are the result of the new “Brilliant-Mix” concept from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors. The intelligent color mix based on powerful ...

Fit for the future

The Light Fields luminaire series is now almost completely available with LED technology incorporated

Due to their timeless design, Light Fields luminaires are perfect for straight-line office interiors. An extensive LED series has now been developed for the Light Fields range, making it ready for the future. Available as recessed, surface-mounted ...

Ansorg at EuroShop 2011: Innovative and economic lighting solutions for the trade

With a conceptually sophisticated and innovative illuminated stand architecture, Ansorg will receive the visitors of EuroShop 2011. The specialist for retail lighting, however, also has much to offer in terms of some new products. Visitors to the ...

New managers for the Insta sales and marketing departments

Under the lead of Mr Steffen Weinreich, in 2011 Insta presents the new marketing and sales management: Mr Hans-Joachim Dietrich is now responsible for the Marketing department and Mr Karsten Müller has taken over as head of the Sales ...

LED says look here…

OMS employs OSRAM Opto Semiconductors LEDs in new in-store luminaires

The right lighting in stores has a very significant effect on how shoppers perceive merchandise and its attractiveness. Also exhibits in museums and galleries and at trade fairs only really show themselves to advantage when they are staged with the ...

BÄRO: The new complete catalogue 2010/11 has arrived!

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The new BÄRO complete catalogue is now available. It showcases the entire BÄRO product range - from the latest product innovations to established, well-proven luminaires, from conventional lighting technology to LED luminaires. ...

New LED Food Light technology from BÄRO

Product-specific presentation of fresh foodstuffs is now possible with LED technology

With the new LED Food Light technology from BÄRO, fresh foodstuffs can now be professionally illuminated with LED technology for the first time. A special light colour that is unique on the market presents the fresh products in their natural ...

gin.o and gin.a - Hoffmeister brings perfect light to presentation spaces

Even the names of the new spotlight series from Hoffmeister set a counterpoint to the severe cubic and cylindrical luminaire designs that have dominated the market for presentation lighting to date. With the unique use of shapes and virtually ...