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Dollar Store Sees Dollar Signs in RFID
The Dollar Chest and its six franchisees are using the technology to improve order accuracy and visibility into available stock.

Wal-Mart Canada Making RFID Progress
Twenty Wal-Mart stores in Canada are collecting RFID data, helping to eliminate overstocks; the retailer will study the impact of harsh winter weather on RFID equipment.

Intelleflex Demos Long-Distance Cattle Tags
At the Calgary Stockyards, the systems provider showed that its battery-assisted passive RFID ear tags could be read on roaming animals inside a 30-by-15-foot auction ring.

Finnish Fashion Designer Begins Item-Level Tagging
Naisten Pukutehdas, maker of the NP Collection line of women's clothing, anticipates that RFID will increase the speed and accuracy of its shipments.

Belton Industries Tests Tags on Textiles
The South Carolina manufacturer is considering the deployment of RFID technology to track rolls of fabric and streamline its order-fulfillment process.

Impinj Demos Mass Serialization of RFID Tags for Pharma
The company says its Commissioning Station can encode dozens of UHF EPC Gen 2 tags after they've been affixed to items and packed into cases.

Rolls-Royce Tests RFID's Potential to Drive Its Supply Chain
The U.K. engines manufacturer is exploring ways RFID might be used to improve its internal processes.

Chill-On Develops Prototype RFID-Enabled Time-Temperature Indicator
The European consortium's goal is to enable companies to remotely monitor the shelf life of refrigerated goods based on temperature exposure during shipment.

RFID Tracks Produce From Field to Fork
A U.S. fruit and vegetable supplier is employing EPC tags and interrogators to track its products as they are harvested, processed and transported to retailers, and to trace them back to the source in the event of a recall.

Ontario Sponsors RFID Seminar for Small and Midsize Enterprises
To help educate Canadian SMEs about how they can use RFID technologies to remain competitive, the provincial government is sponsoring a preconference seminar, "RFID Technology: Small Investment for Big Benefits," at RFID Journal LIVE! Canada 2007.


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