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Scaling Without Friction: How AMS Managed a 20-State Rollout for a National Retail Leader

When a major national food retailer needed to upgrade 60+ sites across 20 different states, they faced a classic logistical nightmare: fragmentation. Typically, a project of this magnitude requires hiring dozens of different contractors, each with their own standards, timelines, and communication styles. Instead, this retailer turned to the Hillphoenix® AMS Group to act as their single engine for growth. [...]

By Hillphoenix|2026-01-26T15:09:53+00:00January 26, 2026|AMS Group|Comments Off

Achieving Scale: 10,000+ Linear Feet of Close the Case Installed Across Multiple Major Retailers in One Year

In today’s competitive retail landscape, efficiency and sustainability are non-negotiable. For grocery and convenience stores, one of the most impactful upgrades is retrofitting open refrigerated cases with glass doors, a process often referred to as Close the Case (CTC). But for large, multi-state chains, managing this transformation can quickly turn into a logistical nightmare of sourcing, scheduling, and contractor coordination. [...]

By Hillphoenix|2025-11-26T17:47:45+00:00December 2, 2025|AMS Group|Comments Off

From 4 Feet of Water to Fully Operational: How The Hillphoenix® AMS Group Rebuilt a Retailer’s Refrigeration System in Just 3 Weeks

When a disaster strikes, a retailer's primary goal is simple: get back to business as fast as possible. But what happens when a tropical storm or heavy rain floods your store with 3 to 4 feet of water, completely compromising critical infrastructure like your refrigeration system? That was the devastating challenge faced by one of our valued retail partners. The [...]

By Hillphoenix|2025-11-03T21:15:33+00:00November 3, 2025|AMS Group|Comments Off

Planning an effective retrofit strategy starts with benchmarking

By Jonathan Tan, VP Energy Services The AMS Group, Hillphoenix Download Infographic Supermarkets are the most electricity-intensive commercial buildings, using an average of 51.5 kilowatt-hours per square foot per year at a cost of about $3.70 per square foot per year. In terms of operating budget, energy is the second largest expense for food retailers after labor. In fact, given [...]

By admin|2021-12-31T11:49:43+00:00December 31, 2021|AMS Group|0 Comments

Shedding light on cost-effective energy reduction in convenience stores

By Jonathan Tan, VP Energy Services The AMS Group, Hillphoenix There are more than 152,000 convenience stores in the U.S. and about 80 percent of them sell gas. The food retail part of the business alone makes these stores energy intensive. Across the industry, food stores use an average of 51.5 kilowatt-hours per square foot – more than any other [...]

By admin|2021-12-31T11:49:43+00:00December 31, 2021|AMS Group|0 Comments

Recommissioning cuts energy, improves store environment

By Jonathan Tan, VP Energy Services The AMS Group, Hillphoenix The food store environment is complex, with the various building systems essentially working against each other to maintain optimal conditions. General illumination competes with lighting used to enhance merchandising. Refrigeration competes with maintaining comfortable aisle temperatures for customers. Seasonal and daily weather variables further complicate the mix, affecting loads on [...]

By admin|2021-12-31T11:49:43+00:00December 31, 2021|AMS Group|0 Comments

Energy efficient solutions from a shopper’s point of view

By Jonathan Tan, VP Energy Services The AMS Group, Hillphoenix Our relationship with food is changing. Cooking shows, celebrity chefs, open kitchen designs. Instagram photos. Grocers bringing alternatives into the mainstream. The resurgence of the farmers market. The list goes on and on. For a mix of health, social, economic, and sustainability reasons, people are engaging more deeply with food. [...]

By admin|2021-12-31T11:49:43+00:00December 31, 2021|AMS Group|0 Comments

New LEDs will have you seeing red in all the right ways

By Jonathan Tan, VP Energy Services The AMS Group, Hillphoenix Over the past decade or so, grocers have been reaping merchandising benefits of LED lighting in freezer cases. Despite initial limitations in LED color quality and total light output, both its cooler color temperatures and uniform illumination have literally cast frozen foods in a favorable light. Along with creating the [...]

By admin|2021-12-31T11:49:43+00:00December 31, 2021|AMS Group, Design Center|0 Comments

Make Utility Rebates Part of Your Energy Improvement Efforts

By Jonathan Tan, VP Energy Services The AMS Group, Hillphoenix In the commercial building space, grocery stores rank #1 for energy intensity, using more energy per square foot than even health care facilities. As consumer demand for more fresh and frozen foods grows, energy intensity will too, with more store space devoted to refrigerated and freezer cases. Improving energy efficiency [...]

By admin|2021-12-31T11:49:43+00:00December 31, 2021|AMS Group, Refrigeration Systems|0 Comments

The Future for Naturals is Now: Utility Incentive Success Stories

By Keilly Witman KW Refrigerant Management Strategy LLC Much has been written over the past few months about the potential for utility incentives based on natural refrigerant use in supermarkets. The word “potential,” as well as the nature of the articles, suggests that utility incentives for naturals are a thing of the future. Not so! There are plenty of examples [...]

By admin|2021-12-31T11:49:37+00:00December 31, 2021|AMS Group, Second Nature & CO2|0 Comments

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