In 2009 DeepBlue Energy proposed to this chain of stores (100+ stores) to analyse business case for changing to LED lighting, as well as to do a pilot implementation to test advantages of a migration to LED, namely:

• Radical reduction of its lighting operating costs both in terms of consumption and replacement of lamps;

• Reduction of the ambient temperature inside the stores to improve product integrity and customers comfort

• Improvement of the ambiance and appeal of the shops resulting from better lighting, more focused on products and providing a better colour rendition

 

Perfumes & Companhia received the proposal with interest and in 2010 DeepBlue Energy installed the first commercial establishment in Portugal, and one of the first in Europe, fully lit with LED lighting. Due to the exceptional results of the pilot, DeepBlue Energy became the lighting partner for this chain, having renewed the lighting system of its stores throughout the country, and was a key element in the definition of the new image of these stores, which was built largely upon the possibilities offered by new lighting technologies. The savings in lighting operating costs exceeded a million Euros after the first 24 months, and as the migration to LED proceeded, each of stores experienced a reduction in its lighting operating costs of over fifty percent.

 

Areas of intervention:

• Selection and supply of lighting material

• Projects' management and execution

• Stock management and management of warrantees

 

Place: Portugal, stores throughout the country

Year: 2009-2015