Energy Procurement for Retail Businesses
High Street Stores. Independent Retailers. Multi Site Operations.
In retail, margins are tight and costs are unforgiving. Energy may not be your biggest line item, but it is one of the few overheads that can quietly drift without anyone noticing. Rent is fixed. Staff costs are visible. Energy often is not. Most retailers do not overpay because they are careless. They overpay because contracts roll on, renewals are missed, and suppliers benefit from inertia.
Energy IQ Group exists to bring control back into that process.
The Reality for Retailers
Retail energy usage comes with its own challenges. Generic commercial contracts rarely reflect this properly.
Long opening hours
High lighting and HVAC demand
Seasonal peaks
Multiple sites or meters
Limited time to manage utilities
We regularly see retailers:
Auto renewing onto poor rates
Paying tariffs that do not suit trading hours
Managing multiple sites without a consolidated view
Reviewing energy only when costs spike
By that point, the contract is already in place.
How We Work with Retail Businesses
We start with your current contract.
Not with selling.
Not with switching.
Not with assumptions.
Our role is to sense check whether your existing energy arrangement still makes sense for how your store or portfolio actually operates today.
We do this by:
Reviewing your gas and electricity contracts
Understanding opening hours, footfall patterns, and seasonal demand
Benchmarking against the wider retail market
Identifying unnecessary cost or risk
If there is a genuine opportunity to improve the position, we explain it clearly.
If there is not, we tell you that too.
Real Retail Businesses. Real Outcomes.
Sari Sari Store
Independent Grocery Retailer. Barnstaple
The situation
Locked into an expensive electricity contract with no clear route out.
What we did
Reviewed the existing agreement, negotiated an early exit, and secured a new contract better suited to the store's usage.
The outcome
Annual savings
Reduction
Disruption
"I thought I was stuck. They got me out."
Marilou Mortos. Owner.
Stockton Heath Gallery
Independent Retail and Creative Space. Cheshire
The situation
Electricity contract did not reflect how the space was actually used.
What we did
Identified a supplier and tariff better suited to the business and renegotiated terms.
The outcome
Cost reduction
Disruption
"As a small retail business, every pound matters. Energy IQ found us a deal that genuinely made a difference."
Stockton Heath Gallery.
Who We Typically Work With in Retail
Independent retailers
Convenience and grocery stores
High street shops
Specialist and boutique retail
Multi site retail operators
Single site or portfolio, the challenge is the same.
Energy should support trading, not quietly erode margins.
Sustainability and Efficiency Where It Makes Sense
Where commercially appropriate, we support retailers with:
Renewable tariff options
Data to support carbon reporting
Advice on consumption reduction where it impacts cost
We approach sustainability as a commercial decision, not a marketing exercise.
Why Retailers Choose Energy IQ
Our approach works best for businesses with:
Most retailers come to us for reassurance.
They stay because the process is simple and the results are clear.
If You Run a Retail Business
If your energy contract has not been reviewed recently, it is worth checking.
Not because something is definitely wrong.
But because retail energy costs rarely improve without intervention.
We offer a free contract review.
A straightforward assessment of where you stand, with no requirement to change anything unless it makes sense.
What This Delivers in Practice
Lower overheads
Contracts better aligned to real trading patterns.
Less admin
We manage supplier discussions, paperwork, and renewals.
Multi site visibility
Clear oversight across stores, meters, and contracts.
No disruption
Switching suppliers does not affect store operations.