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Swiss Jeweler RFID-Tagging Inventory
According to Mattalia, the trays can be placed on the antenna two at a time, one atop the other, so that all of the tags will be read. Then, as the trays are brought back out to the sales floor at the opening of the next business day, they are again placed on the reading station. If any tags are not accounted for, the software alerts the de Grisogono staff.
On the sales floor, the trays are kept in secure display cases. When a customer requests an item, that item is taken to a counter fitted with another antenna linked to the Medio reader. The inventory records are updated in real time to indicate which particular items are being shown. For each item purchased, the records are updated. At the end of the business day, the trays, before being placed in the safe, are read once more and the tag data is compared with the updated inventory database. Once again, if any tags are unaccounted for, the software sends an alert to de Grisogono staff.
Once the tracking system is deployed at all de Grisogono locations, staff members will be able to see, in real time, the items available at every store. This will help them place special orders for goods on behalf of their customers.
De Grisogono did not share any specific metrics for improved inventory accuracy or reduced theft. Still, thanks to the RFID system, its CFO, M. Laurent Debief, said in a press statement that the new system is helping the high-end retailer manage its inventory better.
Last week, Swiss RFID manufacturer Sokymat announced it had designed an RFID tag specifically for tracking jewelry. The Jewellery Store a Dubai-based service provider to jewelry wholesalers and retailers, is using 13.56 MHz ISO 15693-compliant tags to track inventory in a manner similar to the de Grisogono deployment. A tamper-evident feature will prevent a thief from removing tag from one item and placing it on another (presumably more valuable).
"As soon as the tag is attached [to piece of jewelry], it cannot be removed without disabling that tag, as the attaching loop creates part of the tag's circuit," say Philippe Held, industry and logistics product manager at Sokymat.
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On the sales floor, the trays are kept in secure display cases. When a customer requests an item, that item is taken to a counter fitted with another antenna linked to the Medio reader. The inventory records are updated in real time to indicate which particular items are being shown. For each item purchased, the records are updated. At the end of the business day, the trays, before being placed in the safe, are read once more and the tag data is compared with the updated inventory database. Once again, if any tags are unaccounted for, the software sends an alert to de Grisogono staff.
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| de Grisogono has added an RFID-enabled tracking and inventory system from TAGSYS. |
Once the tracking system is deployed at all de Grisogono locations, staff members will be able to see, in real time, the items available at every store. This will help them place special orders for goods on behalf of their customers.
De Grisogono did not share any specific metrics for improved inventory accuracy or reduced theft. Still, thanks to the RFID system, its CFO, M. Laurent Debief, said in a press statement that the new system is helping the high-end retailer manage its inventory better.
Last week, Swiss RFID manufacturer Sokymat announced it had designed an RFID tag specifically for tracking jewelry. The Jewellery Store a Dubai-based service provider to jewelry wholesalers and retailers, is using 13.56 MHz ISO 15693-compliant tags to track inventory in a manner similar to the de Grisogono deployment. A tamper-evident feature will prevent a thief from removing tag from one item and placing it on another (presumably more valuable).
"As soon as the tag is attached [to piece of jewelry], it cannot be removed without disabling that tag, as the attaching loop creates part of the tag's circuit," say Philippe Held, industry and logistics product manager at Sokymat.
