Staples’ Canadian Unit Plans RFID Trial
Staples, three of its suppliers and UPS Supply Chain Solutions are working with Bell Canada to evaluate RFID for shipping and receiving office products.
Report: World Retail RFID Market $4B in 2011
Research firm Frost & Sullivan today released a report that predicts the retail-specific market for RFID will grow from $400 million in 2004 to almost $4.2 billion in 2011.
Target, Wal-Mart Share EPC Data
As part of a pilot, the two retailers are sharing Electronic Product Code data with 13 manufacturers in a standard format, paving the way for automatic data communications over the EPCglobal Network.
Wal-Mart: RFID Reducing Out-of-stocks
On Friday afternoon Wal-Mart released its first RFID-related announcement in months, and it was a good one. The retailer released the results of a University of Arkansas (UA) study which assessed the effect of its RFID deployment.
In Search of the Passive Candidate
Sometimes the best-qualified RFID professionals are those not actively seeking a new career opportunity.
EPC’s Momentum is About to Pick Up
Expanding mandates, proof that RFID lowers out-of-stocks, lower tag prices and agreed-on formats for sharing data will all give RFID/EPC adoption a boost.
EPC Reduces Out-of-Stocks at Wal-Mart
A study by the University of Arkansas found the retailer was able to reduce out-of-stocks by 16 percent through the use of Electronic Product Code RFID tags on cases of goods from suppliers.
WhereNet Tests Electronic Container Seals
The company is developing an e-seal system that will enable shipping companies to monitor cargo security electronically.
Amsterdam Libraries Deploying RFID
Twenty-five branches of the city’s public library are being outfitted with a system to expedite the tracking and borrowing of books.
RFID News Roundup
Major Australasian retailer testing RFID; Axalto supplies RFID cards for Key debit program; ScanSource announces new RFID bundle; Cisco embedding PanGo software in health-care product platform; Paragon providing Paxar 9855.