// B&Q has dimmed the lights and lowered the temperature of its stores in a bid to slash rising energy costs
// Kingfisher boss Thierry Garnier said the measures helped the group lower its energy consumption by 12% last year
B&Q is turning down the lights and lowering the temperature of all its stores as it looks to curb rising costs and avoid further price rises.
The home improvement retailer has reduced the temperature of its in-store heaters by up to two degrees Celsius as well as turning them on later in the morning and off earlier in the day, The Telegraph reported.
The retailer is said to have turned down to lights inside and outside the store in a bid to cut its growing energy bill.
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Kingfisher chief executive Thierry Garnier said: “Improving the energy efficiency of our stores is good for our customers and for the environment.
“It helps us to keep prices low and reduce our carbon emissions.”
He explained the retailer had installed LED lighting and air source heat pumps across its network, as “small changes can add up to a big difference in energy usage without impacting customers’ shopping experience”.
“We’re always looking for new ways to save energy and as a result our total property energy consumption last year was over 12% lower than the previous year,” said Garnier.
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