Marks and Spencer works with Signify on Interact Retail roll-out

Marks and Spencer has launched a new cloud-based lighting system which aims to reduce energy usage and operational costs.

The Interact Retail system (in collaboration with Signify) will allow the retailer to: remotely manage the lighting scenes and schedules for all its stores from a single dashboard; Allow facility managers to monitor energy consumption across stores, and optimise the light and energy settings; Enable store maintenance teams to receive immediate insight into current faults and flagging potential future defects before they occur in order to limit downtime and return visits.

“Compared to sites with conventional lighting controls, the new system enables us to be much more responsive,” says Alan Chisholm, Head of Standards & Innovation, Property & Store Development at M&S.

“We can now adapt the light settings within the same day and deploy this to any number of stores connected to the Interact Retail multisite system. This will help us to reduce our operational expenses and meet our sustainability targets.”