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Deciding between fluorescent and LED tubes? Check out our Linear Lighting Playbook for insider advice

Posted by Jules Tompkins on Aug 9, 2017 12:46:16 PM

Linear fluorescent lighting has for decades been the workhorse light source for so many applications, thanks to its long life ratings and relatively efficient use of energy. But the emergence of linear LED technology over the last decade or so has really changed the landscape, making buying decisions for linear applications more complex.

We get questions all the time about linear lighting. Is it risky to invest in LED lighting products? Are more fluorescent phaseouts ahead? What linear lighting products does Regency suggest?

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Topics: LED, Restaurant Lighting, Retail Lighting, Parking Garage Lighting, Hospital lighting, Lighting technology, Fluorescent light, Commercial office lighting

6 of the most common retail lighting design mistakes

Posted by Jeremy Johnston on Jul 31, 2017 11:40:00 AM

Lighting is one of those things that can be easily taken for granted. It’s sort of like cell phone service or drinking water – it’s not something most people pay attention to unless it’s off.

Just like cellular networks and purified drinking water, details matter in lighting. Ensuring a cell signal isn’t spotty or that the total dissolved soluble content of water is palatable is a science. And it’s pretty easy to mess up.

With lighting, mistakes rarely go unnoticed. And even the less-noticed ones can have a trickle-down effect on sales.

The job of the lighting designer is to help you avoid such oversights, ensuring your lighting is sharp, consistent, and right for your brand.

In that spirit, here are the most common mistakes our team sees in retail lighting design:

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Topics: Lighting design, Retail Lighting

What's the difference between line voltage and low voltage (12v or 24v) lighting?

Posted by Joe Friedrich on Jul 14, 2017 10:00:00 AM

Interest in low voltage, or 12v, lighting has grown in our increasingly energy-conscious customers over the last several years, with the emergence and proliferation of long-life, energy-efficient lighting.

But to properly understand the full benefits of low voltage lighting, we should start here: low voltage lighting is more of a tactical application than a budgetary or energy-saving one, though there may be moderate gains in these areas in certain instances.

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Topics: Retail Lighting, Energy savings

What is R9 color rendering value?

Posted by Erin Gussert on Jun 6, 2017 9:09:00 AM

If you're responsible for determining the right ambiance and light quality of your application, then you probably already know how important understanding Color Rendering Index (CRI) and Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) is.

Here's the problem: CRI and CCT are anything but easy to understand.

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Topics: Lighting design, Restaurant Lighting, Retail Lighting, CRI, Hospital lighting, Color temperature

How to aim your accent lighting: A step-by-step guide

Posted by Tori Cole on May 16, 2017 11:30:00 AM

Properly aimed lighting is one of the most important, yet easily overlooked aspects of great retail design. Done correctly, it will accent the merchandise you want to sell and lead your customers through your store. Check out this step-by-step guide on aiming to make your store attractive to customers.

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Topics: Lighting design, Restaurant Lighting, Retail Lighting, Hotel lighting

How Regency helps customers to get stores open on time and on budget

Posted by Jules Tompkins on May 2, 2017 6:45:00 AM

Alice + Olivia launched in 2002 as a women's fashion brand that was exclusively sold in Barneys New York. The company's steady growth over the last 15 years now has it selling its clothing in 50 different countries. And part of that growth has come through the brand's expansion to its own brick and mortar locations.

Alice + Olivia opened its first boutiques in New York and Los Angeles in the mid-2000s and has since gone on to open 38 worldwide.

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Topics: Retail Lighting, Project Management

Who should use Regency's LED Buying Guide?

Posted by Jules Tompkins on Apr 18, 2017 3:55:59 PM

Last year, we published our first-ever LED Buying Guide. We say over and over again around here that our goal is to make lighting easier for our customers, and the LED Buying Guide was published with that objective in mind.

The lighting world has undergone rapid changes over the last decade with the emergence and proliferation of light emitting diode (LED) lighting technology. Just seven years ago, in 2010, less than 10 manufacturers made up 90 percent of the lighting market. Last year, that market share was spread between more than 400 manufacturers, each with its own fluid, iterative product line.

That's a lot to keep up with.

So, how do we make things easier for you?

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Topics: Lighting design, Restaurant Lighting, Lighting maintenance, Energy efficiency, Retail Lighting

How lighting subconsciously affects your customers

Posted by Aletheia Cyr on Mar 7, 2017 10:10:00 AM

About a year ago, I was on a Costco run, but was turned away when I arrived. It was the middle of the day and the whole store was shut down.

Care to guess why?

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Topics: Lighting design, Restaurant Lighting, Movie theater lighting, Retail Lighting, Hotel lighting

How to calculate labor savings from a lighting retrofit: A step-by-step guide

Posted by Andrew Thomas on Mar 6, 2017 5:05:00 AM

This is the fourth article in our series exploring savings and payback calculations for lighting retrofits. The complexity of lighting payback calculations can make your head spin and make you wonder what applies to you and what doesn't.

This article focuses on the labor savings that you gain when you switch to long-life lighting products, like LED.

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Topics: Savings, Payback, & ROI, Lighting maintenance, Energy efficiency, Retail Lighting, Project Management, Commercial office lighting