Reader technology continues to move forward. Add-on applications for mobile devices like the Android phone allow retail employees to scan items accurately with a lightweight mobile device. Retailers are generally looking to deploy lighter and more user friendly readers that are easier for store associates to use for conducting cycle counting and inventory. This short [...]

RFID in retail continues to gain steam. Retailers large and small are deploying the technology, and those with established programs in place are expanding the scope of the products covered. Macy’s, which has emerged as a leader in RFID adoption, is rapidly moving beyond apparel tagging. This month consumer goods manufacturer Lifetime Brands started shipping eight [...]

Many inventory inaccuracies exist in the retail world today. Most retailers have only about 65 percent accuracy into their inventory on a given day. Imagine trying to operate a business when one-third of the decisions you make are based in inaccurate data. Unfortunately, stockrooms at medical and research facilities are faced with problems very similar [...]

Retailer American Apparel has fully deployed RFID at its 254 stores around the world and will further utilize RFID to enable self-checkout in the upcoming months. In addition, the retail chain is piloting a fixed infrastructure reader system that will allow it to eliminate the use of handheld readers in the future. American Apparel, which [...]

The jewelry industry typically enjoys shrink rates that are far lower than the rest of the retail world. That makes sense because so much inventory is held behind lock and key. Even a relatively low industry shrink rate of 0.52 percent wasn’t good enough for Erin Limas, the chief financial officer at Borsheims, a single-store [...]

The 11th annual RFID Live Journal conference kicked off yesterday in Orlando with an increased confidence in the role that RFID will play in businesses moving forward. While retail continues to have a major focus in the exhibit hall, asset tracking solutions also had a strong presence, as did systems for the healthcare and medical [...]

The market for washable RFID tags appears to be booming. Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. announced this week that it shipped more than two million of its washable RFID tags during the first three months of 2013. Sales of the tags have been so robust that Fujitsu has doubled the production capacity at its manufacturing facility [...]

BP is deploying RFID technology to monitor its supply chain during construction of the $7 billion Clair Ridge oil platform located in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. BP has chosen Mojix Inc., a provider of wide-area passive RFID solutions, to deliver a track-and-trace technology solution that supplies real-time visibility of oil platform [...]

Lockheed Martin, a pioneer in the RFID market, is preparing to mainstream the use of RFID technology throughout the company. The giant defense contractor, which has used RFID in its supply chain and manufacturing operations since at least 2005, has committed to educate hundreds of employees through an online training program offered by RFID Revolution. Lockheed [...]

Global supply chains continue to benefit from better visibility and improved inventory accuracy as a result of deploying RFID technology. With that in mind, NXP has announced the launch of its UCODE 7 UHF IC, which the company says sets a new industry standard for performance, versatility and speed for RFID supply chain applications. Collaborating [...]