By retrofitting their flagship store in McCarran International Airport with LED lighting from Cree, iCandy marries advanced technology with a traditional candy experience to create a unique shopping experience for travelers.

McCarran International Airport, the principal airport serving Las Vegas and Clark County, is the nation’s seventh-busiest airport. Ayala’s, Inc., an airport concession management company, recently renovated iCandy, their flagship store in McCarran, which provides travelers with an interactive candy shopping experience. 

This unique store was redesigned by architectural firm The Richardson Partnership, led by project manager Amanda Twitchell. 

When Twitchell met with David Ayala, corporate manager at iCandy, she suggested that installing LED technology would enhance the shopping experience, illuminate the store using fewer luminaires than traditional source technologies, virtually eliminate maintenance, and dramatically reduce energy consumption. 

Since the store marries advanced technology with a traditional candy experience, it made perfect sense to install the most innovative LED interior lighting solution: Cree^® ESA Series architectural downlights.

“These interior luminaires are designed with cutting-edge technology so we knew it would be a perfect fit for iCandy,” said Twitchell. “Additionally, no other retail store in the airport is all-LED, further exemplifying the store’s uniqueness.”