The Furniture Row Companies, one of the nation's largest family-owned specialty home furnishings and bedding retailers, is installing LED lighting from Cree, Inc., throughout its 330 stores. The 330 stores include Sofa Mart, Oak Express, Bedroom Expressions and Denver Mattress Company in 31 states of the United States. Thus far, nearly 13,000 Cree LRP-38 LED spotlights have been installed. A total of more than 80,000 are planned. The stores are using 11-Watt Cree LED lights to replace 90-Watt halogen bulbs.
Rod Schnurr, Furniture Row planning coordinator, said that the first Furniture Row Shopping Center to install Cree LED lights saved $4,200 on monthly energy costs compared to the original lighting. We knew we wanted new lighting that addressed our goal of being environmental stewards, but we also wanted to remain fiscally responsible, Schnurr said. We also knew that we couldn't sacrifice the high quality of light needed to accentuate the wood grains and highlight the beauty of the fabrics -- that's what these Cree lights do.
