FOOD RETAILFANS


for the products within each unit. This resulted in an annual over-cooling of millions of degrees, wasting energy, and compromising the quality of other food produce. However, by monitoring data from fridges and freezers closely in the context of merchandising systems, the temperature of each unit can be automatically managed to suit its specifi c contents. Then, in warmer months when refrigeration units are under stress, additional load shedding strategies can be implemented. This means that energy can be shifted from less vulnerable units (for example, those containing fi zzy drinks) to support the most critical units which require the most energy and to be cooled to lower temperatures (e.g., containing fresh produce). Furthermore, by integrating IoT across AC devices as well,


retailers can further support refrigeration by reducing the AC temperature to chill the shop fl oor more to give the refrigeration systems more capacity. The refrigeration system will work as hard as the ambient temperature it exists in, so by cooling this further, pressure is alleviated from the refrigeration units. Such strategies will provide retailers with enhanced fl exibility and control over their assets and consumption, while ensuring that food is safeguarded, no stock is unnecessarily wasted, and asset integrity and health is protected. There is also a signifi cant maintenance benefi t to leveraging IoT to support operations during a heatwave, when machines


must work harder and are therefore more susceptible to faults and failures. Through the remote monitoring capabilities that IoT solutions present, issues can be identifi ed and triaged in real-time. In parallel, retailers can apply sophisticated algorithms to forecast failures and reduce how often assets are unavailable. This enables automatic alerts to be triggered when performance anomalies are detected, and maintenance teams can be automatically called out when necessary, driving proactive and preventative intervention before failure occurs. By enabling real-time identifi cation and intervention of the


root cause of faults, corrections are made before stock is lost or trade disrupted. A streamlined and preventative approach to maintenance also prevents the need for further costly repairs, extra wear-and-tear to machines, unnecessary energy consumption from struggling assets, and the need to replace broken hardware. It seems like an obvious correlation that, as temperatures rise, there will be increased need for cooling equipment. But for food retailers managing huge estates containing thousands of cooling assets, considerations around emissions, operational costs, and preserving food safety need to be prioritised.


Intelligent digital systems that transform operations will


enable retailers to monitor and manage large estates to protect the health and ensure the optimal performance of assets.


Moreover, during high temperature seasons


there is also an increase in demand for air


conditioning to ensure comfortable working and shopping conditions.


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