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Maternity Apparel Maker to Deploy Smart Displays in Stores
To help it track inventory and sales, Tomorrow's Mother will supply tagged garments and RFID-enabled fixtures to department stores in the United States and Canada.

Citizen M Checking Out RFID to Automate, Personalize Customer Service
Guests of the hotel, currently under construction, will use RFID technology to check in and out, access their rooms and set temperature, lighting and audio and video systems to match their tastes.

Metro Sees Progress With Its Frozen-Foods Pilot
The retailer is using RFID-enabled forklifts at a distribution center in Hamm, Germany, to track tagged pallets of frozen food and the locations where they are stored.

Food and Livestock Tagging Expected to See Bumper Gains
The sector is expected to be the dominant RFID market by 2017, when sales of RFID tags for food and livestock are slated to reach $2.66 billion.

GS1 UK Launches Nationwide RFID Pilot
The trial's purpose is to enable participants to share RFID-related data by means of applications based on EPCglobal's EPCIS standard.

Two Singapore Fashion Retailers Use RFID to Track Inventory
The use of HF tags enables the stores to perform a daily inventory, reduce shrinkage and restock goods in a timely manner.

RFID Sweetens Imperial's Shipping Process
The sugar manufacturer is using tagged plastic pallets to track its shipments from the refinery to the store, and to reduce the likelihood of contaminant exposure.

Northstar Ski Resort RFID-Enables Guest Locker Rooms
With passive RFID cards in their pockets, visitors can access storage areas and lockers, without having to put down their skis or other gear.

Ford World Rally Team Uses RFID-Enabled DVDs for VIP Tickets
At the racecourse, an embedded passive tag allows access to the arena and a special VIP area; at home, fans can use the rectangular DVD to watch a presentation about the race team and its members.

Parma's RFID Lab Plans Pork Pilot
The Italian project will track packaged meat at the factory, distribution center and retail store, in an effort to quantify the benefits of using RFID and EPCglobal services in the fast-moving consumer goods supply chain.


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