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 [...]

Last week’s RFID Live show highlighted many new uses cases that continue to develop for RFID technology. Some of the keynote highlights included BP, which has added $150 million to its bottom line by deploying 37 RFID projects throughout the company. In addition, retailer American Apparel revealed that it is now nearly fully deployed at [...]

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 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 [...]

Fashion retailer Faconnable recently deployed item-level tagging at 70 of its branded retail stores and distribution centers on two continents, including its 12 retail locations and two DCs in the U.S. The retailer will consume more than two million RFID tags each year, and has been source tagging all the items it sells for nearly [...]

SML Group Ltd., a global supplier of brand identification labels and RFID data solutions, and Nordic ID, an RFID technology specialist, have joined forces to bring a new range of RFID applications designed to accelerate the movement to source tagging and enhance the supply chain for apparel retailers and brand owners. The companies have developed [...]

After successfully piloting RFID in five stores in Germany, retailer C&A is extending its pilot project to 20 more stores in Germany. The RFID expansion, designed to improve supply chain efficiency and decrease out-of-stocks, will allow the retailer to further evaluate the technology in order to consider a storewide rollout. “Having made quite positive experiences [...]

In case you missed last week’s issue of RFID 24-7, we’ve posted our lead story here. There was strong enthusiasm for RFID among attendees at the NRF Big Show in New York last week. From Marks & Spencer deploying RFID for all apparel and home goods products at its 700 stores, to a host of [...]

There was strong enthusiasm for RFID among attendees at the NRF Big Show in New York last week. From Marks & Spencer deploying RFID for all apparel and home goods products at its 700 stores, to a host of smaller deals, the sentiment is strong that 2013 is the year for RFID and retail. In [...]