RegardingID Archive | RFID Not Infiltrating The Masses Fast Enough For Wal-Mart

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

The average shopper at a Wal-Mart supercenter finds only seven of the 10 items on his or her shopping list.

Enter RFID to help speed checkout times.

“We don’t decide how long the people are in the store,” Wal-Mart marketing chief Stephen Quinn recently told the Pioneer Press. “What we decide is how easy it is for you within the 21 minutes you’ve allocated to get what you want.”

Many of Wal-Mart’s big-box brethren, from Home Depot Inc. to Best Buy Co., are also pursuing the goal of making their premises less overwhelming for shoppers by looking into revamping their back-end warehouse systems with RFID.

DAILY reveals battery powered Bluetooth RFID reader for industrial applications

DAILY RFID released its latest Bluetooth-enabled ultra-high frequency RFID reader, the DL930B.

With a read range of up to eight meters and a fast read rate, the DL930B supports a wide variety of industrial applications, including asset management, baggage handling, container and pallet tracking, item-level inventory management and warehouse logistics.

Leo InnoTech, UPM large-scale item-level implementation at China apparel co.

Leo InnoTech (LIT) and UPM RFID have carried out a large-scale item-level RFID implementation for a Chinese apparel company focusing primarily on warehouse logistics optimization.

UPM launches Web and Trap RFID Inlays with Monza chip

UPM RFID announced the new UPM Web ultra-high frequency (UHF) and UPM Trap near field (NF) UHF inlays based on the Monza RFID chip from Impinj.

U.S., Australia explore expedited customs clearance swap

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Australia’s Attorney General and Ministry of Defense are exploring ways to grant reciprocation for fast-tracking each other’s citizens through customs checks in both countries, reports Australian Business Traveller.

TAGSYS reveals end-to-end RFID visibility to industrial laundries

TAGSYS has introduced its total management system for the textile rental services market, an end-to-end system to enable laundries and their customers to reduce linen abuse, regulate hoarding and accelerate their time for return on investment.

RFID expected to reach $70 billion over the next five years

A new study reveals the market for RFID transponders, readers, software and services will generate more than $70.5 billion from 2012 to the end of 2017.

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RFID Not Infiltrating The Masses Fast Enough For Wal-Mart