MS Mode is rolling out a solution at 185 stores to gain visibility into inventory stock levels, better serve online customers and provide them with prearranged store visits to try on products found online.
Brady Corp. announces tender offer to acquire Nordic ID; Atmosic Technologies intros IoT energy-harvesting reference designs; Senet, Lorax Systems partner on IoT natural gas safety solution; XO2Tech unveils sensor-based AI healthcare chat-bot; FIDO Alliance creates new IoT onboarding standard.
City Furniture took advantage of last year’s pandemic shutdown to rework an RFID system that didn’t meet its needs, with a new solution from RFID4U that cuts inventory counts from several weeks to two hours, while ensuring inventory visibility to satisfy BOPIS customers and prevent errors.
An ESI ThoughtLab report on sustainable development goals in 167 cities, representing nearly 7 percent of the world’s population, found that the coronavirus has accelerated technology growth worldwide as planners, administrators and businesses consider the post-pandemic realities of urban centers.
Qualcomm has teamed with Cloudleaf to provide an Internet of Things-based solution that tracks assets and goods to help multiple stakeholders understand an item’s location, condition and status as it moves through complex environments.
Retailers that invest in intelligent automation improve the satisfaction and loyalty of their customers, and they’ll be ready for any future uncertainties that may come up.
The company’s GB3U9 UHF RFID inlay is designed with NXP’s UCODE 9 chip for greater sensitivity so tagged apparel and footwear can be read with greater consistency at distribution centers, while its M700 Series leverages Impinj chips for smaller sizes.
Avery Dennison Smartrac intros RFID inlays for pharma; STMicroelectronics releases cellular IoT discovery kit; Mail.Ru selects HID solution for secure Internet smartphone access; Schreiner MediPharm unveils NFC label for Ypsomed drug injector; Elatec adds LEGIC support to multi-standard RFID reader; Intek, Minerva, CipherLab sign RFID strategic partnership; Johnson Controls, Pelion partner on AI, IoT for smart buildings.
Passengers on trains and buses can tap to pay for rides with their smartphone or a purchased card as part of Storstockholms Lokaltrafik’s payment system, using an HID Access-IS reader system.
Ona Llibres’ new store leverages UHF RFID technology to track each item for inventory management, while enabling customers to look up information about books, view recommendations and make purchases using kiosks with built-in RFID readers.