Rfidjournal.com Retail RSS Feed http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/rssheadlines/vertical/14/ RFID Journal News en International Group Tests RFID for Food Safety to Hawaii http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9216/ The project is using radio frequency identification and GPS technologies to track the temperature and location of produce as it is shipped from Taiwan and California to Armstrong Produce, a food company in Honolulu. American Apparel Adopting RFID at Every Store http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9202/ After several years of trialing item-level EPC Gen 2 passive tags and readers at select locations, the clothing company is now installing the technology at all of its retail operations worldwide. Phish Foundation Saves Labor at Concerts http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9187/ WaterWheel, the rock band's charitable arm, is using Truecount's RFID EPC UHF solution to make inventory counts efficient and accurate for merchandise it gives away to donors as thank-you gifts. GS1 US Offers "EPC Item-Level Readiness Program" Aimed at Retailers, Suppliers http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9178/ The program, consisting of webinars, discussion groups and support tools, is intended to help U.S. consumer goods suppliers and retailers pilot and deploy EPC-based UHF Gen 2 item-level RFID technology. California Stores Pilot NFC System Providing Electronic Receipts http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9174/ Proximiant expects its RFID-enabled solution to be used by 1,000 stores by late spring, allowing a retailer's customers to download receipts and discount offers on their mobile phones, thereby eliminating the need for paper receipts and coupons. Kid's Clothing Company Uses RFID From Factory to Store http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9169/ Trasluz's manufacturing plants apply EPC tags to all products, enabling the company's warehouse to track their arrival and departure, and its franchise-operated stores to employ RFID for inventory tracking, at the point of sale and for security. Survey Shows Half of U.S. Retailers Have Already Adopted Item-Level RFID http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9168/ The survey, conducted by Accenture on behalf of the VICS Item Level RFID Initiative, finds that if tag prices continue to drop and adoption momentum remains steady, most retailers will be using RFID technology within five years. Enterprise Deployments Gain Momentum http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9139/ 2012 is unlikely to be a year of great economic growth, but more companies are expected to deploy RFID as architecture that delivers benefits across an enterprise. Apparel Retailers Get RFID http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9119/ The VICS Item Level RFID Initiative's recent meeting and dinner revealed that great progress is being made toward the technology's adoption in retail apparel. A New Approach to Pharmaceutical E-Pedigrees http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/view/9115/ EPCIS can support chain-of-custody verification—without a cumbersome data burden.