The WaterWheel Foundation, the charitable arm of rock band Phish, is turning to RFID to better control inventories of T-shirts, caps and other items while the band is on tour. The WaterWheel Foundation applied RFID tags to more than 2,500 items during the band’s tour last summer. The  logoed items are awarded to concertgoers who [...]

In case you missed last week’s issue of RFID 24-7, we’ve posted our lead story here. RFID in retail is getting closer to becoming ubiquitous, and 2012 is expected to represent a watershed year for the technology. A new survey reveals that 80 percent of retailers (VICS members) have initiated pilots or deployed RFID at [...]

Item level tagging within the apparel supply chain is exploding, as both retailers and suppliers come to realize solid gains from deploying the technology. Aside from much improved product visibility and the ability to conduct highly accurate inventory counts, retailers stand to improve operations, increase sales due to fewer out-of-stocks, and increase customer satisfaction levels. [...]

In a day and age when the government is trying to trim its budget, RFID can offer a significant savings. Placing RFID tags on missiles used by the U.S. Navy and by NATO, for example, could save up to $300 million in unneeded maintenance costs a year. Ten months after awarding a contract to ODIN to [...]

The food industry provides a major opportunity to demonstrate a substantial ROI for RFID when it comes to food safety, by providing authentication of the origin of food or by reducing waste, optimizing logistics, and increasing the quality of goods to the consumer. The purpose of the F2F project is to demonstrate the use of [...]

RFID in retail is getting closer to becoming ubiquitous, and 2012 is expected to represent a watershed year for the technology. A new survey conducted by the VICS Item-Level RFID Initiative (VILRI) — a group of advocates for the use of EPC-enabled RFID in the retail supply chain — reveals that 80 percent of retailers [...]

Lots of buzz on the exhibit hall floor today during day two of the NRF Big Show. Exhibitors were generally pleased with the large amount of retailers moving up and down the aisles. Here are a few notes I picked up during the course of the day. Some exhibitors at NRF are predicting a surge [...]

As day one of the NRF Big Show draws to a conclusion, there is a strong emphasis being placed on the supplier benefits when it comes to retail RFID apparel tagging. The topic was the subject of a morning educational session, during which Macy’s chief administrative officer Tom Cole told suppliers that the first suppliers [...]

RFID adoption remains strong, but it will take a unified effort through the global supply chain to push the technology to the point where it is ubiquitous among retailers and throughout the entire supply chain. That was one of the primary messages during a panel discussion on the use of RFID in retail on the [...]

The retail industry is keeping a close eye on several lawsuits brought against retail chains that have rolled out RFID technology. The litigation, brought by Round Rock Research LLC, claims that the retail use of RFID infringes on several of its patents. Although it is unknown if the patent licensing suits will hold up in [...]