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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.

Metro Group's Galeria Kaufhof Launches UHF Item-Level Pilot The project involves the application of EPC tags to individual garments and the use of RFID-enabled dressing rooms and displays and a smart mirror. The participants say this is the world's first end-to-end UHF item-level application.

Hong Kong Shoppers Use RFID-enabled Mirror to See What They Want Mi-Tu, a high-end retailer, has installed RFID-enabled mirrors, catalogs and security systems designed to improve the shopping experience and boost sales.

Falabella Plans Second Item-Level RFID Pilot The Latin American department-store operator says it learned valuable lessons from its first item-level pilot, yielding an inventory accuracy of 98.4 percent and a 25 percent reduction in out-of-stocks.

Throttleman Adopts Item-Level Tagging The Portuguese fashion retailer has its manufacturer apply RFID tags to every item it sells, automating the shipment and receiving processes.

RFID at the Height of Fashion With Clothing, Shoe Companies At the RFID Journal—AAFA Apparel & Footwear Summit, industry executives extolled RFID's benefits across all segments of the sector.

Aggressive Sales Growth Predicted for Passive Tags in North America Frost & Sullivan expects a compound annual growth rate of 21.5 percent during the next six years, spurred in part by increased adoption in Canada.

Lemmi Fashion Changes Frequency The German children's clothing manufacturer says falling costs and global standardization influenced its decision to migrate from HF to UHF tags for product tracking.