{"id":38390,"date":"2026-07-06T11:22:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T03:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=38390"},"modified":"2026-07-07T09:02:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T01:02:58","slug":"smart-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/markets\/smart-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Lighting Industry Trends: Smart Tech and Emerging Markets Drive Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38390\" class=\"elementor elementor-38390\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0870baf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0870baf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82ecde9\" data-id=\"82ecde9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bbf446 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bbf446\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lighting Sector Remains Confident as Smart Tech Leads the Way<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be2cf2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be2cf2e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2bfc27\" data-id=\"d2bfc27\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c93e79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c93e79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to the fair survey conducted at the <strong><em>Spring 2026 Hong Kong International Lighting Fair<\/em><\/strong><em><strong> (LFSE)<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/em>broad optimism prevails among the 454 lighting industry players surveyed, with many expecting sales to increase or remain stable over the next 6-24 months.<\/p><p>Specifically, 35% of respondents were confident of short-term sales growth while 49% saw expansion over the medium-term as highly likely, demonstrating robust confidence across the international lighting industry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36b1be3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36b1be3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b89310c\" data-id=\"b89310c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-658cf73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"658cf73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bright Prospects for Emerging Economies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12987d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12987d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc48b71\" data-id=\"cc48b71\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-858e50d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"858e50d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/download.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38393\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/download.png 1021w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/download-600x381.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/download-768x488.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5c2809 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5c2809\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-efdf8df\" data-id=\"efdf8df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22bda9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22bda9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In terms of individual market outlooks, optimism was particularly high in the case of the emerging economies. Asked to rate markets on a scale from \u20181\u2019 (\u2018very unpromising\u2019) to \u20185\u2019 (\u2018very promising\u2019), respondents accorded <strong>India<\/strong> a score of 3.9, seeing it as the market most likely to grow over the next two years. This was followed by <strong>South Korea<\/strong> and <strong>Australia \/ the Pacific Islands<\/strong> (both at 3.8), and the ASEAN bloc, Japan and Latin America (all at 3.7). Overall, the results point to business focus continuing to shift towards high\u2011growth emerging markets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1056450 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1056450\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cef6564\" data-id=\"cef6564\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7c2e4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7c2e4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LED and Smart Lighting as 'Most Promising' Product Categories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f406a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f406a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bf0546\" data-id=\"3bf0546\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5e05a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5e05a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/download-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38394\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/download-1.png 1021w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/download-1-600x381.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/download-1-768x488.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-809ae10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"809ae10\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-deb8ad0\" data-id=\"deb8ad0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06bcc6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06bcc6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Regarding the product categories viewed as having the highest growth potential, 35% of respondents singled out <strong>LED Lighting<\/strong> as the frontrunner, while 34% opted for <strong>smart lighting and solutions<\/strong> (including lighting devices controlled by Wi-Fi \/ mobile apparatus). Meanwhile, 3 lighting categories stood jointly at 25% \u2013 <strong>residential, commercial, and outdoor \/ public<\/strong> \u2013 indicating the likelihood of steady but comparatively moderate growth prospects across these segments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6488a4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6488a4d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7478277\" data-id=\"7478277\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5576da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5576da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Industry Sees Household Lighting as Development Priority<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6067489 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6067489\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4200b35\" data-id=\"4200b35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f842c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f842c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/download-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38395\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/download-2.png 1021w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/download-2-600x323.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/download-2-768x413.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19fc3a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19fc3a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc51155\" data-id=\"dc51155\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85969a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85969a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Respondents were particularly optimistic with regard to <strong>household lighting systems<\/strong> that can be controlled via smartphone or tablet applications (44%). This was followed by <strong>energy\u2011efficient smart lighting solutions<\/strong> for residential, commercial and industrial use (39%). Endorsed by 29% of respondents, <strong>smartphone\/tablet\u2011controllable industrial and commercial lighting systems<\/strong> also ranked relatively highly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae0d7d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae0d7d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7de6af0\" data-id=\"7de6af0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b249180 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b249180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Majority of Industry Players Open to Online Sourcing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd25972 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd25972\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bac65f3\" data-id=\"bac65f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1e32f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d1e32f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/download-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38396\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/download-3.png 1021w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/download-3-600x323.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/download-3-768x413.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56d9c0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56d9c0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93e36e4\" data-id=\"93e36e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1775ae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1775ae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The survey also highlighted the growing importance of online sales channels throughout the lighting sector. <strong>In all, 70% of respondents indicated they were actively engaged in online sales activity<\/strong> (2% online\u2011only and 68% utilising both online and offline channels).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1690a53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1690a53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-051c17d\" data-id=\"051c17d\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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