LED Strip for Retail Display, Shelving and Showroom Lighting
High-CRI COB strip for retail shelving, display cases and showrooms: CRI 95, SDCM ≤2, dot-free light, low-profile aluminium profiles and dimmable drivers.
Retail lighting has to render merchandise accurately and disappear into the fixture. HFY LED supplies CRI 95 COB strip at SDCM ≤ 2 for shelving and display cases, in 8 mm and 10 mm widths that fit inside 15 mm aluminium profiles, with 0–100% dimming through DALI, 0–10 V or phase-cut drivers.
Scope of supply in this sector
We supply strip, profile insert and drivers to shopfitters, display manufacturers and retail brands. We do not supply complete luminaires or do on-site commissioning. Projects needing integrated shelving with power track are quoted with a partner who supplies the track system.
Requirements
| Colour rendering | CRI 95, R9 ≥ 60 for fashion and cosmetics |
|---|---|
| Colour consistency | SDCM ≤ 2 for adjacent shelves |
| Width | 8 mm strip inside a 15 mm profile |
| Dimming | 0–100%, flicker-free for phone cameras |
| Ambient | Shelf temperatures 25–40 °C inside enclosed cases |
| Documentation | Bin record per roll, LM-79 report |
Materials and profiles for this sector
- COB strip at 480 chips/m, CRI 95, 8 mm FPC
- Neon flex for plinth outlines and feature edges
- Low-profile aluminium profiles with opal diffusers
- DALI, 0–10 V and phase-cut dimmable drivers
- Magnetic track and shelf clip mounting systems
Applicable standards
- IEC 62031 LED module safety
- IEC 62471 photobiological safety
- LM-79 and TM-30 reporting
- CE and RoHS declarations
Typical parts
- Shelf edge and under-shelf lighting
- Display case and vitrine illumination
- Cash desk and brand wall feature lighting
- Fitting room mirror lighting
- Window display and plinth outlines
- Supermarket chilled display (IP65 version)
Quality risks specific to this sector
These are the failure modes we see most often in this industry. They are listed because knowing them before design review is cheaper than discovering them at first article.
- CRI 90 quoted but R9 below 20, which makes red merchandise look brown — always specify R9 separately
- Heat build-up inside a closed display case: strip temperature can exceed 55 °C and life drops below 20,000 hours
- Adhesive failure on dusty melamine shelves — the tape is only as good as the surface preparation, and mechanical clips are the reliable answer
Compliance and capability questions
Why does CRI 95 matter for retail?
Because CRI 80 shifts saturated colours, and a customer comparing a garment in the fitting room with daylight will see the difference. CRI 95 with R9 above 60 keeps reds and skin tones close to daylight; it costs 10–15% more per metre than CRI 90 and is the specification most fashion retailers settle on.
Can one driver feed a whole shelving bay?
Up to 80% of the driver rating, and no more than 8–10 m of strip per bay on a 24 V system. Beyond that the far end dims visibly and the shelves read unevenly — multiple smaller drivers, one per bay, cost less than the rework of a single large one.
What dimming protocol should a shopfit use?
DALI where the store has a lighting control system, 0–10 V where it does not, and phase-cut only for retrofit because phase-cut dimming at low levels often produces visible flicker on strip. Our 1.5 kHz PWM drivers dim smoothly to 1%.
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