Sam's Club Reduces Tagging Fee
Wal-Mart Stores' warehouse retail chain will charge suppliers 12 cents, instead of $2.50, for each pallet of goods it receives without an EPC RFID tag.
Sam's Club Provides Clarity on EPC RFID Plans
The retailer has sent a letter to all of its suppliers stating it is committed to the EPC RFID tagging of sellable units, but that suppliers will have more time to meet its tagging requirements.
Farmacias del Ahorro Prescribes RFID to Track Assets
The Mexican drugstore chain is using RFID tags, handheld readers and BlackBerry devices to keep tabs on all of its assets located in 700 stores and three warehouses.
Smart Bottles Reduce Glass Breakage
Glass container maker Ardagh Glass, as well as Coca-Cola, Coors and other beverage companies, are using facsimile bottles with built-in active RFID tags and sensors to identify sites on assembly lines that subject the glass to damaging pressure or collisions.
Coffee Republic Brews Up RFID Loyalty Cards
The British coffee chain is issuing NFC-enabled smart cards, provided by sQuid, that customers can use to pay for food and drink, as well as earn discounts.
To Glimpse RFID's Future Down Under, Gaze into the EPCmagic Mirror
Co-developed by NEC Australia and GS1 Australia, the device reads RFID tags attached to items, displaying product information to shoppers and providing insights to retailers regarding customer shopping habits and preferences.
To Satisfy RFID Mandates, Normerica Uses Boxes With Embedded Tags
The boxes have EPC Gen 2 tags imbedded in their seams to simplify the process the company employs to ship cat litter to Wal-Mart Canada.
RFID Journal LIVE! Canada Rescheduled to 2009
EPCglobal Canada and RFID Journal have announced that the next RFID Journal LIVE! Canada event will be held in 2009.
Italian Retail Pilot Quantifies RFID's Many Benefits
The participants, which include ham-maker Parmacotto and supermarket operator Auchon, tracked tagged cases of food as they moved from production to sales floor.
Australia's Woolworths Supermarket Chain Studies RFID
The retailer is testing the technology's ability to cost-effectively track produce shipments and monitor temperatures.
