Waste Management in Autonomous Grocery Stores
Blockstore Group discusses its vision for reducing food waste for grocery retailers.
Australian Retailers Test BLE with Wireless Charging for Inventory Management
Venroy is among the fashion companies testing a solution from Flagship that leverages Energous wireless charging devices and Wiliot’s battery-free Bluetooth tags attached to merchandise for real-time in-store visibility.
RFID News Roundup
Fat Lip Pizza features iPourIt RFID self-serve tap; Touch ‘n Go, Shell Malaysia enable RFID gas pump payments; ClearBlade unveils IoT software-as-a-service platform; Cantaloupe, MSU study shows contactless payments soaring; Lord Hobo Brewing Co. deploys Preddio digital twin tech; IIC extends IoT security maturity model.
Beverage Recycling Project to Boost Bottle Returns with NFC
PragmatIC and several U.K. retailers and beverage brands are reviewing the results of an eight-week pilot that tracked the receipt, sale and recycling of containers, with a return rate of 68 percent.
RFID Tags Have Become Customer Loyalty Items
Brazil’s Bank Itaú understands that tags for automatically paying parking lot fees and tolls offer amenities that benefit its brand.
Kohl’s Has an Inventory-Management Problem
RFID could help the retail chain meet its current challenges, yet the company has not followed its competitors’ example in embracing the technology.
Real-World AI for Security, Safety and Operations
Artificial intelligence is being increasingly applied and is proving its value. Here’s how thought leaders are assessing today’s AI landscape.
Soracom IoT Connectivity Expands with Idemia eSIM Partnership
With eSIM technology from Idemia and Soracom’s IoT network, manufacturers and developers are expected to build low-power, cellular-based connectivity into devices without requiring a subscriber identity module.
Three Ways Authentication Technologies Help Smart Factories Cut Costs
To get the greatest benefits from industrial automation, it’s important for companies to choose the right RFID reader.
MEET THE INFLUENCERS: Tali Freed Links Industry with Academia for Technology Innovation
The founder and director of Cal Poly’s PolyGAIT Center for Global Automatic Identification Technologies has been solving industry challenges with RFID for two decades, and is leading students who are driving new solutions for complex challenges.