JYSK launches Smart Store concept to reduce energy consumption

Tests to reduce energy use in JYSK stores show potential for savings of up to 25% per store. The results mark an important step in JYSK’s efforts to decrease emissions.

Over the past 18 months, JYSK has tested solutions to optimise, monitor, and reduce energy consumption on heating, cooling, lighting, and ventilation in stores across several countries including Denmark and Spain.

The concept is called Smart Store, and the aim is to optimise JYSK’s store network of over 3,400 stores (excluding franchise) as well as create a solid foundation for how new stores are built in the future. This is done to ensure that JYSK, over time, reduces its energy consumption, as well as adds to the employees’ well-being and the customers’ store experience.

The results from the test countries show that the energy consumption per store can be reduced by an average of 20–25% by optimising existing installations. In newly built stores, it is possible to significantly reduce the amount of cables installed by fully utilising all installations.

“Our Smart Store concept is about creating a more standardised and automated approach, where data helps ensure that energy is used where and when it is needed. The advantage of our Smart Stores is that it gives us greater monitoring of energy consumption from a central level while reducing the dependence on manual routines in individual stores,” says Anders Klestrup, Head of Real Estate, Building Solutions & Operations at JYSK.

New Smart Store in Spain

This week, on 23 April 2026, JYSK will open its newest store in Getafe, Spain, which has been built as a Smart Store.

One of the improvements is that instead of automatically turning the heating system on early in the morning to reach an indoor temperature of 21 degrees, the Smart Store setup takes the weather forecast into account. If the forecast shows that the outdoor temperature will reach 25 degrees within a few hours, the heating does not turn on, as the store will warm up naturally.

“For one thing, our Smart Store concept ensures that we only use the energy that we need to deliver great offers to our customers and support our store staff. It is also in line with our values of being a tradesman and being cost-conscious. Finally, it supports compliance with regulatory requirements such as the European Energy Efficiency Directive, local legislation, and our commitment to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi),” says Anders Klestrup.

Committed to reducing emissions

As part of its sustainability strategy, JYSK has committed to reducing its scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50.4% by the end of FY32, as approved by the Science Based Targets initiative.

Most of JYSK’s emissions in scopes 1 and 2 come from the stores, and in FY25, JYSK lowered its emissions per store by 9% compared to FY22.

JYSK’s FY25 results show that the company has managed to decrease overall emissions in scopes 1 and 2 by 1.2% compared to FY22, at the same time as the company opened more than 300 new stores.

Facts about the JYSK Smart Store concept:

• The Smart Store in Getafe, Spain, opens on 23 April 2026
• The Smart Store project was launched based on tests across several countries
• The results from the test countries show that the energy consumption per store can be reduced by an average of 20–25% by optimising existing installations