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US: Enhanced RFID offer from Avery Dennison
2 May 2013
RFID solutions specialist Avery Dennison has joined forces with a number of partners to deliver a new range of products in its newly expanded portfolio.
SWEDEN: Retailer Lindex rolls out price markdown tool
9 April 2013
Sweden's second-largest apparel retailer, Lindex, has become the first major Scandinavian retailer to use Avery Dennison's Pathfinder price markdown solution.
US: Avery Dennison and VeriFone team on markdown tool
5 April 2013
Avery Dennison and VeriFone have partnered to create a smart-device enabled in-store price marking solution to help with markdowns.
NRF 2013: Technology to connect the retail experience
17 January 2013
Having spent much of the past 12 to 18 months developing offerings for both customers and staff across multiple touch points, the next challenge facing fashion brands and retailers is to connect the multi-channel dots as stores, desktop and mobile channels merge.
UK: Marks & Spencer expands RFID to all clothing
15 January 2013
UK-based retailer Marks & Spencer is extending its item level RFID tagging programme to include all clothing and home products in its 700 stores - with future plans including the use of RFID scanning throughout the supply chain.
just-style management briefing: RFID technology gets increasingly sophisticated
3 September 2012
Despite the increasing number of roll-outs of RFID item-level tagging by retail giants such as Walmart, JCPenney, Marks & Spencer and supply chain giant Li & Fung, the price of RFID inlays (the electronic component that comprises of an antenna made of copper, silver or aluminium along with a silicon chip attached to a synthetic backing) has not budged.
US: Avery Dennison joins Sustainable Apparel Coalition
10 May 2012
The group working to reduce the environmental and social impacts of apparel and footwear production around the world has added labelling and RFID supplier Avery Dennison as its first "solution provider" member.
Prime Source Forum 2012: Quote/unquote - day 2
31 March 2012
Industry issues tackled on the second day of this year's Prime Source Forum in Hong Kong included the globalisation of retail and its impact on the supply chain, the internet and social networking, and a call for more effort to train and promote talent. Here is a roundup of comments from some of the speakers at the event.
RUSSIA: Avery Dennison to expand Russian offer
21 November 2011
Avery Dennison has revealed plans to expand its capabilities in Russia to offer retailers, brands and manufacturers end-to-end labelling and information solutions.
Speaking with style: Kurt Cavano, CEO, TradeCard
31 March 2011
There's plenty of talk about the uphill battle confronting apparel supply chains in the face of cautious consumer spending and the pressure on margins from rising raw material, labour and transportation costs. What's needed are constructive ways to counter these pressures. Kurt Cavano, CEO of the TradeCard supply chain platform, believes technology has a key role to play.
VIEWPOINT: Helping brands stand out in a crowded market
16 March 2011
For most apparel retailers and brands, choosing the labels, packaging, price tickets and even RFID tags for the garments they sell is most likely to be a decision made at the end of the design cycle. But Avery Dennison believes elevating it to the beginning of the process not only saves time and money, but can ultimately make products stand out in an increasingly crowded market.
November management briefing: Part IV – RFID facts and figures
25 November 2010
Forecasts of European RFID, tag and reader use; growth in the value of global RFID in the apparel market; and a comparison of total worldwide RFID turnover predictions all help set the scene for likely changes in RFID uptake over the next decade.
November management briefing: Part III - RFID applications become increasingly diverse
24 November 2010
With the rapidly escalating use of RFID at all levels of the supply chain, there are literally hundreds of shapes and sizes of tags and readers - not to mention software and associated electronic systems - available on the market. RFID tags or transponders can be as small as a grain of rice or as large as a credit card, and readers likewise vary in capability, complexity and price.
November management briefing: Part I - RFID's growth poised to accelerate
22 November 2010
Networked clothing that can show you where it is at all times, talking to mirrors and shelves on the shop floor, is no longer the stuff of science fiction, but a reality developing rapidly in stores around the globe. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tagging is taking apparel retailing to a whole new level, with an uptake that shows no signs of slowing.
US: More apparel firms taking up RFID
26 July 2010
There has been an increase in item-level RFID adoption in the apparel industry as companies seek more accurate and efficient solutions from supply chain to point of purchase, an industry supplier has found.
HONG KONG: Gerry Weber chooses Avery Dennison RFID solution
27 November 2009
German fashion group Gerry Weber will roll out RFID technology combining inventory management and loss prevention in a new deal with Avery Dennison.
UK: Avery Dennison launches surface effect labels
23 November 2009
Avery Dennison Corporation has launched a range of labels and trims with a new surface effect that add a distinctive touch to branded garments.
US: New guidelines for RFID-based anti-theft systems
16 October 2009
New guidelines released for RFID-based Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) are likely to help firms throughout the apparel and retail supply chain by boosting rapid replenishment and RFID tagging at source.
US: Avery Dennison launches anti-pucker ‘stretch’ tapes
8 September 2009
A new range of anti-pucker branded tapes has been launched by Avery Dennison Corporation for manufacturers producing stretch garments.
Avery Dennison label meets CPSIA tracking needs
17 August 2009
Avery Dennison has launched a new labelling solution that allows manufacturers to meet US Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) requirements for product tracking, and then manage the tracking data online.
US: No price premium for Avery Dennison EcoFriendly labels
17 July 2009
Avery Dennison is charging the same price for its new line of EcoFriendly polyester woven labels as its standard woven labels, offering apparel manufacturers another way to make products more environmentally friendly.
ITALY: Datch brand upgrades data identification system
8 July 2009
Italian urban fashion brand Datch is modernising its data identification system using the Pathfinder labelling solution from Avery Dennison.
US: RFID in action at American Apparel
2 July 2009
Apparel and retail executives who are interested in RFID now have the chance to see how American Apparel is using the technology to overcome inventory accuracy and replenishment challenges at selected retail stores.
US: Mobile tool could make clothes shopping easier
8 May 2009
A new mobile-merchandising solution that allows apparel retailers and brand owners to communicate with consumers as they shop, has been launched by Avery Dennison and Scanbuy Inc.
IMB 2009: Top technology trends
29 April 2009
Despite taking place against a gloomy economic backdrop, the IMB – World of Textile Processing trade show in Cologne last week certainly didn’t disappoint when it came to new products and innovations. As this roundup of some of the technical highlights shows, faster time-to-market, better quality and lower cost are the drivers behind the latest developments.
GERMANY: Seidensticker opts for Avery Dennison RFID tags
23 April 2009
Technology firm Avery Dennison announced at the IMB Show that international shirt manufacturer Seidensticker, based in Bielefeld, Germany, has selected Avery Dennison radio frequency identification (RFID) for its labels.
IMB exhibitor news: RFID, eco-friendly labels at Avery Dennison
17 April 2009
Brand identification specialist Avery Dennison will display its latest RFID, eco-friendly and printing solutions, including the new SNAP 700 multimedia printer, at the IMB technology trade show in Cologne next week.
US: Distressed patent leather patches target high-end jeans
12 February 2009
A range of distressed patent leather patches has been launched for manufacturers of upscale jeans who are looking for new ways to differentiate their brands.
SPAIN: Desigual improves markdown process with Pathfinder
18 December 2008
Spanish based international fashion company Desigual has used Avery Dennison’s new Pathfinder Ultra Platinum technology to help streamline its entire labelling process, from re-pricing garments sold in different countries to marking down sale items.
US: Avery Dennison names new RFID sales director
2 December 2008
Avery Dennison RFID has promoted Maggie Bidlingmaier as its global sales and marketing director.
