Retail
EM Microelectronic Releases Second-Generation Dual-Frequency RFID Chip
The em|echo-V combines passive UHF RFID and NFC in a single chip, which will enable new retail applications.
RFID News Roundup
NFC system from Smartrac, SUKU authenticates COVID-19 test kits, PPE; Sensormatic Solutions helps retailers protect employees, customers during pandemic; Pod Group, Expeto form partnership to foster global IoT connectivity; Ardian acquires embedded IoT solutions provider Swissbit; TSC Printronix Auto ID, SOTI team up for printer management; STMicroelectronics joins Zhaga Consortium for NFC technology; Cartesiam updates its AI software for ST microcontroller development boards; Siemens Mobility, Ondas Networks partner on railroad IoT system.
Retailers Struggle With Supply Chains Under Stress
Without RFID, retailers don't know what they have in their stores or their supply chains; as a result, they are struggling to deliver the right goods to the correct customers at the proper time.
During the New Normal, Consumers Demand Hygienic Packaging
More than 60 percent of delivery buyers want facilities to clean packages and thereby avoid contamination and diseases like COVID-19. IoP Journal's Edson Perin interviews Simone Galante, Galunion's founder and CEO, about a pioneering study on this topic.
Packages Will Need to Evolve Faster and More Intelligently Due to the Coronavirus
If technologies for identification, tracking, authentication and improving the customer experience are necessary, other innovations are mandatory—such as eliminating viruses, for example.
RFID and IoT Working Together to Mitigate COVID-19 Warehouse Disruptions
With social distancing changing the face of retail, companies need to digitize their supply chain processes with the Internet of Things and radio frequency identification.
RFID News Roundup, Part 1
Triax Technologies intros social-distancing and contact-tracing IoT solution; POSDATA Group, Sensormatic Solutions expand partnership for retail inventory; DEPS to supply Kerlink IoT LoRaWAN solutions in Ukraine; enVista offers complimentary consulting during COVID-19 pandemic; Arm offers IoT platform for smart metering and utilities, partners with Hexing.
Study Shows RFID, Auto-ID Firms Will See Early Losses, Potential Growth This Year
A report from VDC Research has found that manufacturing and retail losses will bring a decline for AIDC companies during the pandemic, but agility and visibility offerings are likely to cause growth in the long term.
Mastercard Increases Limits for Non-Contact Operations in Europe
The growth in the use of NFC contactless cards and smartphones is stimulating retailers to accelerate and simplify payments.
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