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VRF Offering Dynamic Price Tags
The startup has developed item-level RFID tags with electronic-paper screens for displaying changeable price information and automatic markdowns, as well as for inventory and theft control within retail settings.

American Apparel Makes a Bold Fashion Statement With RFID
The retailer has already adopted item-level tagging at its Columbia University store, and
expects to RFID-enable its 16 other New York City locations during the next three months.

Apparel Manufacturer Suits Up With RFID
A Japanese clothing maker places garments on hangars fitted with EPC Gen 2 tags, enabling it to track the items during their final stages of production.

An Interview With Impinj CEO Bill Colleran
Impinj CEO Bill Colleran spoke with RFID Journal Editor Mark Roberti about the state of the market for UHF EPC systems, trends for 2008 and Impinj's product plans.

Eco-friendly Clothing Store Plans to Debut With RFID
When Maskyelin opens for business in April, its employees will employ an RFID system that tracks products in the store and enables customers to purchase items without standing in line.

Raflatac Releases RFID Tags With Built-In EAS
Optimized for retail applications, the EPC Gen 2 tags are designed to be read equally well from all directions—even on densely stacked garments—and have an electronic article surveillance function that can be switched on and off.

Crystal Group Uses RFID Tags to Track Garment Production
The Hong Kong knitwear company has installed RFID interrogators at 8,000 sewing stations in three of its plants, so that it can record the number of garments made by each worker.

EPCglobal Launches Consumer Web Site
Its mission is to educate the general public about how RFID and EPC technologies can be used to better their lives.

Uniform Firm Boosts Productivity With RFID-Guided Sortation
By automating the sorting of soiled linens and garments, Canadian Linen and Uniform Service has reduced labor by 17 percent and increased capacity by 50 percent.

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.


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