For business owners

Is Christmas lighting worth it for your business?

See what it costs, what it would need to earn back, and what we handle for you from installation to January removal.

London high street at dusk with St Paul's in the distance, shopfronts and a restaurant lit with warm Christmas garlands

Your customers are still out after dark

From late November, London is dark by around 4 PM while people are still shopping, eating, meeting and heading home.

  • Be seen

    A lit frontage catches the eye from across the street.

  • Create atmosphere

    Warm light makes people feel welcome before they step inside.

  • Look ready for Christmas

    Join the festive street instead of fading into the dark.

What would it take to pay for itself?

Enter three numbers. See your break-even point.

Your business

Example starting points. Edit them to match your business.

Profit margin

The percentage left after the direct cost of delivering the sale.

Your break-even point

About 9 extra purchases a week

  • 67 across the eight-week season
  • £3,000 additional revenue to break even

Based on your inputs over an eight-week season. A break-even guide, not a sales forecast.

Send your address and three photos. We'll price the actual display for your premises.

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Every business measures the return differently

  • Shops

    Count additional purchases

    Put your average basket and margin into the calculator.

  • Pubs, restaurants, cafés

    Count tables and bookings

    Use your spend per table. One festive group can go a long way.

  • Offices and buildings

    Think beyond direct sales

    The return is how the building greets clients and staff, with nothing for your team to organise.

Leave the installation to us

Doing it in-house means your team owns the installation, faults, removal and storage. With Cosy Christmas, we handle the season from start to finish.

Doing it in-house

  • Staff time spent on ladders and fitting
  • Buying, testing and replacing the lights
  • Faults to fix during the busiest weeks
  • Taking it all down in January
  • Boxes to store for another year

With Cosy

  • A display designed for your building
  • Fitted around your opening hours
  • Faults fixed through the season
  • Taken down and removed in January
  • £5m public liability insurance

Planning a commercial display?

Send three photos and the address. We can usually price the frontage remotely.

What it costs

Guide prices. Your exact price is confirmed in writing once we've seen the building and agreed the scope.

  • Focused commercial frontage

    From £1,500

    A restrained shop, pub or office frontage with a clear architectural lighting brief.

  • Tree or landscape display

    From £4,000

    Mature trees or a substantial outdoor feature where fitting time is concentrated in the landscape.

  • Large hospitality exterior

    £7,500 – £10,500+

    Multi-elevation hotel, pub or venue lighting, with larger entrance and decorative additions.

Need sign-off?

Forward this page to whoever holds the budget. The key costs, scope and practical details are below.

  • Price

    From £1,500, fixed in a written quote.

  • Quote

    Priced from photos, the address and what you want lit.

  • Booking

    A 50% bank transfer secures the date.

  • Installation

    Timed around trading or office hours.

  • Maintenance

    For the season we install it, faults in the lights, fixings and workmanship we supplied are ours to put right. We come out as soon as we reasonably can, weather and safety allowing.

  • Removal

    Taken down in January, included.

  • Insurance

    £5m public liability.

  • Landlord

    Leasing? Check consent. Clips first, drilling only if agreed.

Get a commercial quote

Your address and three clear photos are all we need to start.