In an effort to streamline inventory management, purchases, theft reduction and sales promotions, volunteers working at the store will apply EPC Gen 2 tags to items for sale, and read them using RFID-enabled terminals.
Intelleflex intros RFID badge; Memphis Peabody Hotel RFID-enables its bar; Staples Business Depot to deploy active RFID in more stores; GS1 Hong Kong, Wal-Mart and Chinese agency team on RFID; Digital Angel buys Geissler Technologies, expands presence in livestock tracking.
At its new store, Byblos is applying EPC Gen 2 tags to 250,000 books, games and videos to help customers locate and learn about their products, and to provide inventory and security applications.
Persistent hurdles to NFC adoption have caused ABI Research to revise down earlier projections for the market’s growth. The research firm had originally pegged the number of shipped NFC devices for 2007 at 1.1 million, and 9.81 million for 2008. The new numbers stand at 0.65 million for 2007 and 6.52 million for 2008.
Baird has released its January report. The 19-page document is a worthwhile read for anyone requiring an overview of the industry’s last 30 days. For those without time to do so, we have reprinted here the report’s summary.
Dairy food producer Daisy Brand began using RFID to comply with Wal-Mart’s requirements, but now applies RFID labels to every pallet because multiple enterprise systems depend on RFID data. The company says expanded RFID use has provided positive return on investment and many business benefits.
Call center gets assistance from RFID; UPM Raflatac introduces “Gem” EPC Gen 2 RFID tags; VDC Research says worldwide RFID market shows strength; Hy-Safe Technology uses RFID to manage inspection, safety compliance; Destron Fearing intros USDA-approved animal ID tags; ClearOrbit releases supply chain suite for government agencies.
In cooperation with the state’s government, University of Florida researchers installed wireless sensors where the vehicles are stored. The system measures any hydrogen gas escaping from fuel cells, then transmits that data in real time.
Early adopters include Apollo Hospitals Dhaka and the Bangladesh Army.
Portuguese book retailer Byblos Amoreiras is operating what it believes is the world’s largest single item-level retail application. Byblos has applied Gen2 tags to 150,000 items and can track them to more than 2,000 locations within its 35,000-square-foot Lisbon-based store.