Aug 18, 2022In past years, RFID Journal used to host a European edition of our RFID Journal LIVE! conference and exhibition. Sadly, LIVE! Europe is no longer held, but the radio frequency identification sector is still alive and well on that continent. With that in mind, ECR Retail Loss Group will host a two-day interactive workshop on Oct. 5-6, 2022. Here's some information about the meeting, provided by the company:
"Increasingly, retailing is becoming an ever more complex, competitive and demanding business. The growth of online shopping has driven consumer expectations across the retail landscape, demanding operating models that can offer a myriad of ways in which the consumer can browse, select, pay, receive and indeed return products—the rise of omnichannel retailing.
"To best serve this new generation of shoppers, retailers and brand owners have invested in online commerce fulfilment and returns centers while adding work processes and technologies in their stores to pick, pack, pass on to customers and then ship online orders, and of course accept any return items. In this new retail context, not knowing with an extraordinarily high level of confidence where your inventory is in your supply chain network at any one point in time, and for those inventory records to be correct, has become business critical.
"To this end, there are many examples of retailers and brand owners that have now invested in sustainable, integrated and digital retail supply chain networks, with RFID as one of the critical enabling technologies. The ECR Retail Loss Group has established a Working Group focused on this issue to provide RFID leaders from retailers and brand owners looking to leverage the power of collaboration to drive innovation, best practices, and new use cases through virtual and in-person meetings."
The meeting, which will be held at GS1 UK's Hasilwood House facility in London, England, is open to any retailer or brand owner. The goal, according to the company, is to provide participants with a peer-to-peer learning experience, enabling them to gain insights and benchmark data regarding the use and deployment of RFID technologies. There is no cost to attend, other than participants' accommodation and travel costs, and those interested in learning more can download this datasheet.
Rich Handley has been the managing editor of RFID Journal since 2005. Outside the RFID world, Rich has authored, edited or contributed to numerous books about pop culture. You can contact Rich via email.
