RFID on a roll
Retailers such as M&S, Tesco, Wal-Mart and Metro are among the pioneers of RFID across their supply chains. But as well as enhancing inventory visibility and reducing shrinkage and out-of-stocks for fashion firms, RFID offers benefits for the consumer too, as Niki Tait finds out.
RFID on the rise in fashion
22 January 2008
Retailers such as M&S, Tesco, Wal-Mart and Metro are among the pioneers of RFID across their supply chains. But as well as enhancing inventory visibility and reducing shrinkage and out-of-stocks for fashion firms, RFID offers benefits for the consumer too, as Niki Tait finds out.
US: New Balance rolls out item-level RFID
22 January 2008
Global athletic company New Balance has implemented an item-level RFID solution to track footwear from distribution centre to retail store.
SWEDEN: RFID tool helps brand owners manage inventory
12 December 2007
An RFID solution that allows brand owners to check sales trends across a range of different stores, without having to make site visits, has been released by the Nilörn Group.
FINLAND: NP Collection in RFID supply chain pilot
23 November 2007
NP Collection has become the first fashion firm in Scandinavia to pilot an RFID-based total supply chain solution.
US: Dillard's to begin RFID pilot programme
4 October 2007
Fashion apparel retailer Dillard's is beginning an item-level Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tagging trial in its stores this month.
JAPAN: Sumitex to produce washable RFID tag
20 September 2007
Japanese textile maker Sumitex International, working with RFID tag manufacturer Toppan Printing, has developed a washable IC tag for linens and uniforms that need not be detached during laundering and is ignored by pre-wash metal and needle detectors.
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