Good idea because there really isn't any mainstream lighting store. Yes, I know, there are a few big lighting showrooms in the area but they are far from mainstream. Ask anyone where to buy a light fixture and they will say Home Depot...not one of the showrooms.

So I think you could be successful, especially in a popular location.

However, being in the electrical industry, you know how many people are involved with getting lighting to the end user. You buy from distributors, they in turn buy from Lighting reps. And the reps buy from the manufacture. That is true for darn near all manufactures including the big four Cooper, Lithonia, Philips and Hubbell (and many of the more residential brands too).

So being a store you would serve as the distributor so you could cut that middleman out but you would still have to get support from and buy from the reps...a middleman most other types of products don't have to deal with.

So, all that said, I think it is a reasonable business idea just consider the complicated supply chain that the big lighting manufactures require. You could find manufactures to sell that don't use that supply chain but you might be limited.