RFID in Retail Editor's Notes
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RFID Journal LIVE! 2011 will feature a preconference workshop, an industry track and a supply chain demonstration—all designed to show the enormous benefits that can be achieved using radio frequency identification.
Online retailing has led customers to expect more from the stores they visit, and RFID is the key to giving them a better experience.
This year will be marked by continued adoption of RFID in retail apparel, health care, manufacturing and other sectors.
2010 might have been a turning point for radio frequency identification, in that end users finally discovered the technology's business benefits.
Google and Apple seem to be embracing NFC RFID technology as they race to acquire more smart-phone customers.
Now that apparel companies have paved the way, the electronics industry could be next to adopt RFID at the item level.
Are companies adopting the technology—and, if so, where and how?
Passive UHF system vendors will need to solve one problem—and education can help end users overcome another.
The region is lagging behind in adoption, but it's clear, from RFID Journal LIVE! Middle East 2010, that some end users understand how they can benefit from the technology.
While consumer packaged goods companies struggled to find an ROI, firms that supply apparel items should have no problem justifying an investment in RFID.