RFID: hit or hype?

Levi Strauss courts controversy with RFID trial

Levi Strauss recently admitted it is testing RFID technology with hang tags attached to men’s jeans on sale in Mexico…

UK: New RFID tool helps streamline in-store processes

By 2010, nearly one-third of fashion retailers will have implemented RFID at item level in stores and the supply chain…

US: Levi Strauss tests clothing with RFID hang tags

Jeans giant Levi Strauss & Co is testing radio-frequency identification technology (RFID) hang tags on clothing shipped to two retail…

GERMANY: Checkpoint hangtags to boost Lemmi operations

Children’s wear maker Lemmi Fashion has picked Checkpoint Systems’ RFID (radio frequency identification) hangtags to help boost speed-to-market, inventory management,…

US: Avery Dennison launches RFID starter kit

Avery Dennison Printer Systems has launched a competitively priced, multi-component starter package that supports the production of Gen 2 RFID…

UK: Magnadata buys Norprint to grow RFID presence

Norprint Labelling Systems has been bought by magnetic and smartcard manufacturer Magnadata as part of its strategy to expand further…

US: Avery Dennison offers cut-price RFID for AAFA members

The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has signed a deal with Avery Dennison Retail Information Services to provide sharply…

UK: KSA Launches Best Practice Tool To Help RFID Uptake

To help retailers and suppliers navigate the possibilities and avoid the pitfalls of implementing RFID, Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA), the…

JAPAN: RFID Tagged Uniforms To Debut In Prisons

Japan’s notoriously harsh prisons are hoping to make things easier for captives and captors alike with the introduction of uniforms…