Showrooms, Specifiers & Designers
You aim to lead the market by offering trending products and boosting profitability.
However, there are significant challenges to this as our industry undergoes rapid transformation driven by emerging technologies, fierce competition from e-commerce, and growing supply chain disruptions.
Industry Challenges
Emerging Technologies
Keeping up with rapidly evolving lighting technologies is a significant challenge. Lighting specialist need to stay updated with the latest trends, such as smart lighting, energy-efficient solutions, and IoT-enabled products, to meet customer expectations and remain competitive.
This requires continuous learning and adaptation to integrate these technologies seamlessly into customer designs.
Fierce Competition
Showrooms and designers often struggle to attract and retain customers.
Shoppers enjoy the convenience of browsing E-commerce platforms from the comfort of their home and often find lower prices and a broader range of products. Even after working with a lighting consultant, many shoppers take the recommendations received and shop online for better deals or look for similar, lower quality products.
Supply Chain Disruptions
Ongoing supply chain issues continue to impact the availability of lighting products.
This includes delays in receiving inventory, increased costs, and difficulties in sourcing materials, which can affect showroom operations and delay design projects. This leads to extra costs spent expediting products and discounting orders to satisfy disappointed customers.