In France, a few days after President Emmanuel Macron called for ” collectively return to a logic of sobriety to deal with the risk of shortages linked to the war in Ukraine, large retailers are announcing “ common and concrete measures to reduce energy consumption in stores, starting October 15.
These are simple measures, which some would sayit was time for them to be put in place. This includes turning off the neon signs of department stores ” as soon as it closes – against generally one hour later -, to reduce the lighting of the sales area by half before the arrival of the public and to reduce it by 30% during ” critical consumption periods “.
Also provided are “ cutting off air renewal at night, or delaying ice production “. Emergency measures include lowering the temperature at points of sale to 17 degrees if requested by the authorities.
“ The electric bill represented 30% “of the net income of the brands and that, ” before the recent spikes in energy costs ” underlines the Perifem association which represents all the players in the distribution
The idea being to avoid an excessive impact on prices for consumers, while the Élan law provides for a reduction in energy consumption in stores by 40% by 2030.
Tests in certain brands will be organized during the summer to check the reliability of these measurements.