Apparel News

RFID Journal covers the use of RFID technologies and applications by apparel, footwear and accessory manufacturers and retailers.

RFID Helps Make Marriage Special

A Taiwanese wedding services provider not only tracks the garments it rents out via EPC tags, but also offers RFID-enabled invitations that guests can use to find their seats and play games.

Tags: Apparel, Asset Tracking, Innovation, EPC Technology

• New Alien UHF Tags Target Challenging Retail Environments
• C&A Expands RFID Usage to Track Inventory
• Russian Tag Company Reaches for a Worldwide Audience
• Invengo Launches Production of NFC Tags
• RFID Journal LIVE! 2013 to Feature Retail Apparel Demonstrations in Exhibit Hall
• Liquid Lemon Links South Africans to Social Media
• Chinese Apparel Factory Improves Efficiency Via 80,000 Tag Reads Daily
• SML Group Announces New Tags, Production Center
• J.C. Penney Defers Its RFID Dreams

Apparel Case Studies

Marks & Spencer Rolls Out RFID to All Its Stores

The U.K. retailer is updating its radio frequency identification technology as it moves to tag all apparel and hard goods.

Tags: Retail, Apparel, Supply Chain, Inventory / Warehouse Management

• Brazil's Valdac Turns to RFID for Style and Savings
• 2011 RFID Journal Award Winner: Best RFID Implementation—Gerry Weber's Pain-Free RFID Revolution
• Creating a Unique Retail Experience
• An RFID Fashion Statement

Apparel Features

RFID Journal LIVE! 2013 Report, Part 1

AT RFID Journal's 11th annual conference and exhibition, attendees learned how to use RFID technologies to track and manage a wide variety of assets. View the presentations from the event's keynotes, general sessions, preconference seminars and post-conference workshops.

Tags: Defense, Aerospace, Health Care, Pharmaceutical, Retail, Apparel, Supply Chain, Innovation, Inventory / Warehouse Management, Inventory / Warehouse Management

• Coming Clean About RFID Laundry Systems
• RFID Journal LIVE! Europe—UK Report
• RFID Journal LIVE! Europe—Scandinavia Report
• Europe Is Rolling Out RFID

Apparel Editor's Notes

Signs of Momentum for RFID

Anecdotal information suggests that adoption is beginning to accelerate.

Tags: Apparel, IT/Infrastructure, Innovation

• Retailers Cite RFID in Year-End Financial Reports
• Predictions for RFID in 2013
• 2012: A Year of Progress
• RFID in Brazil

Apparel Expert Views

Don't Just Automate—Innovate!

RFID can do much more than speed up existing processes.

Tags: Retail, Apparel, Innovation, Inventory / Warehouse Management

• RFID-Labeling Apparel Items
• Tracking Your Competitors
• Will Chip-Based Serialization Lock Suppliers into a Single Chip Vendor?
• Serialization Roadmap

Apparel Best Practices

A Guide to RFID Apparel Retail Solutions

Tagging and tracking items can help clothing merchandisers better manage inventory, improve on-shelf availability and reap other benefits to boost the bottom line. Here's what you need to know to choose the best solution for your company.

Tags: Manufacturing, Apparel, Asset Tracking, Inventory / Warehouse Management

• Plan an RFID Rollout That Stays On Track
• Access Controlled: Limiting Employee Tracking

Apparel Videos

• Bloomingdale's Journey from RFID Concept to Rollout, Part 1
  Since 2007, Roger Blazek has been a key visionary driving Bloomingdale's and Macy's expansion into RFID. With the support of Bloomingdale's senior management and with the assistance of his shortage-co...
  Tags: Apparel, LIVE 2013 Keynote, Retail
• Bloomingdale's Journey from RFID Concept to Rollout, Part 2
  Since 2007, Roger Blazek has been a key visionary driving Bloomingdale's and Macy's expansion into RFID. With the support of Bloomingdale's senior management and with the assistance of his shortage-co...
  Tags: Apparel, LIVE 2013 Keynote, Retail

Apparel White Papers

• Transforming the Customer Experience With RFID
  Published May 2013
  Despite the explosion of online choices, customers still value seeing and touching merchandise firsthand, an experience only available to them in a brick-and-mortar store. When retailers add the cutting-edge benefits of radio frequency identification technology to that unique advantage, they help close the all-too-common gaps in service, information and inventory of traditional retail, and open greater opportunities for sales and customer satisfaction. Motorola explains how RFID empowers retailers, elevating shopping into an enriching and positive experience. (9 pages)
  Tags: Retail, Apparel
• RFID Omnichannel Superstar
  Published May 2013
  RFID technology is an increasingly important enabler of omnichannel retailing. Especially important to apparel retailers is item-level RFID, in which RFID tags are attached to individual garments. Commonly integrated into a product's hangtag or pricing label, the tags are read by handheld or fixed RFID readers, providing real-time inventory visibility throughout the supply chain. Motorola explains how the system enables store management, sales associates and customers to have accurate, real-time product location and availability data. (13 pages)
  Tags: Retail, Apparel