Whether you’re looking to light up your clothing store, bring a calm atmosphere to a bookshop or provide the perfect lighting for testing cosmetics, all areas of retail need good lighting. In this blog, our lighting experts at Vision Lighting will provide some top retail lighting ideas to help you transform your store into a shining success.
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Accent Lighting
If you’ve got displays in your store showcasing your best and most popular items then accent lighting is a great way to add depth and draw attention to this area.
You can create accent lighting using LED light strips. If you’ve got a shop front display, product stand or display tables, place the LED strips underneath or around each display. This will create a subtle illumination that highlights your products. It’s one of the great retail lighting ideas used in high-end department stores to increase focus on featured items or newly released products.
Maximal or Bright Lighting
If your store doesn’t have access to natural lighting then you’ll benefit from maximal lighting. This involves using lots of light to create a bright and vibrant environment for shoppers. Placing large LED light panels along the full stretch of your shop ceiling will illuminate the interior and ensure that light is evenly distributed.
As well as installing the correct light fixtures, maximal lighting incorporates the use of space and surfaces like glossy floors, white walls and mirrors. These reflective surfaces accentuate the light in the room and ensure that the customer's main focus is on the content in the store.
Fashion stores like New Look and H&M both incorporate this lighting strategy into their store design, focusing on minimal decoration but maximal lighting to draw full focus to the clothing on display.
If you’re a smaller business and are searching for ways to use lighting to your advantage, check out our blog on innovative lighting ideas for your small business.
Statement Lighting
A great way of gaining attention in your store is through the use of bold, bright lighting fixtures. There are a number of different options you can choose from to make a big statement with the lighting in your store.
You could go big with a classy installation of crystal chandeliers. This is guaranteed to be an eye-catching piece of decor that offers unique lighting shone through reflective crystals.
You can also opt for a bold industrial vibe and choose exposed light bulb fixtures along the ceiling of your store. Utilising LED bulbs as part of these minimalist fixtures not only allows for an even, unobstructed source of lighting but also helps to save energy whilst brightening up a room. For more reasons to choose LEDs, you can check out our dedicated blog on LED lighting advantages.
Retail stores like Urban Outfitters are innovators in using statement lighting. Their lighting choices are a key decorative element in stores and help to create the stylish, urban feel that is so appalling to younger shoppers.
Natural Lighting
An easy way to make your store more appealing alongside using electrical lights is to take full advantage of any natural lighting available. Large windows and glass walls can make for a bright, inviting environment in shops like clothes stores.
Using natural light can also give the illusion that your store is larger than it is, making for a more relaxed and leisurely browsing experience compared to stores that have no windows and heavier electrical lighting.
Decorative Lighting
Cabochon lights are a great way to add a pop of fun to your store and come in a range of colours that create a lighting solution that’s both dazzling and practical. Line mirrors and doorways with clear cabochon bulbs to illuminate walkways and ensure clear reflections.
Bright and colourful lights are one of the methods used to entice children into certain retail stores, so if you’re working with a children’s toy or clothing store, decorative lighting is an essential element.
You can utilise fairground lighting throughout your store using multi-coloured cabochon bulbs. Not only does this brighten up your indoor space, but it also creates a fun, enticing environment where children and parents can enjoy shopping.
Smart Lighting
If you’re arranging lighting for a higher-end retail business or a technology store, smart lighting is a brilliant lighting option. Smart lighting can showcase the sophistication of your brand and the advanced products you offer.
Investing in lighting systems that are adaptable and can be easily controlled has a range of benefits. Motion sensor lighting is great for energy saving whilst dimmable lights like these Skydisc LED Ceiling Panels are ideal for providing adaptable lighting when more or less illumination is needed.
Smart lighting can also include certain LED Strip lights that can be remote-controlled to change lighting colour and intensity to match the setting and mood of the store.
Exterior Lighting
Whilst the lighting inside your store is important, it’s also crucial to ensure that your store sign, logo and general information are visible before customers even enter the store. An LED sign light is the best way to make sure your outdoor shop sign is visible and easy to see all day.
Our Nano Light is a specially designed sign light that brightly and evenly illuminates your retail sign. This style of sign of light is also resistant to extreme weather like wet and windy conditions so customers can still see you’re open for business.
Leave a Lasting Impression with Retail Lighting from Vision Lighting
Whatever area of retail you're in, lighting is an essential part of appealing to customers and creating an inviting environment. At Vision Lighting, we’re dedicated to offering the highest quality LED lighting and sign lights that are suitable for domestic, industrial and commercial use.
Our experts have been working with lighting for over 10 years and have the expertise to advise you on the best lighting solution for your store. For more retail lighting ideas or any further advice, pop us an email at info@vision-lighting.co.uk or call us on +44 01132 799745.