Content about Radio-frequency identification

May 2, 2013
The Mobile Leap of Faith – Why Mobile is Not the Next RFID

It's no secret that consumers are adopting mobile technology at a breakneck pace and integrating it into every part of their lives, including shopping. But while the retail industry generally understands that mobile technology CAN add significant value to both the customer experience and their own bottom line, it may not exactly know HOW or WHY this is the case.

January 14, 2013
Façonnable, TAGSYS roll out RFID inventory management system

TAGSYS RFID said it is rolling out a global deployment of its FiTS (Fashion-item Tracking System) integrated RFID system with fashion brand, Façonnable.

July 18, 2012
Ron Johnson sticking with J.C. Penney’s new pricing strategy; will test RFID tags on merchandise

J.C. Penney CEO Ron Johnson said that he is sticking with the chain’s new pricing strategy and that the company’s board of directors was “totally supportive.”

April 2, 2012
Wireless Workstations Save Time and Labor

By Christine Wheeler, Newcastle Systems

October 24, 2011
Focus on: Supply Chain


Product diversification combined with major growth always translates into increased supply chain complexity. Such was the case for online specialty retailer Hayneedle, which started business in 2002 as Hammocks.com with a single-niche category site. Flash forward seven years, and the company had expanded its offerings to include more than 200 product categories. Given its growing business, an optimized distribution process became a top company priority. 


October 13, 2011
Ikea plugs-in two electrical vehicle charging stations, with more to come

Ikea officially plugged-in two Blink Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations at its Portland, Ore., store as part of its partnership with ECOtality, a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies.

October 10, 2011
Subway to install MasterCard’s PayPass contactless payment system

MasterCard Worldwide announced that Subway, the nation’s largest sandwich chain, will accept MasterCard’s PayPass contactless payments at more than 7,000 U.S. locations by the end of first quarter 2012.

October 3, 2011
OfficeMax launches Google Wallet

OfficeMax Inc. has launched new checkout terminals in more than 100 stores that harness Google Wallet to enable customers to pay, redeem coupons and reap the benefits of OfficeMax's MaxPerks Rewards loyalty program, all with a tap of their mobile phones.

September 28, 2011
Macy’s speeding up adoption of RFID technology

Macy’s is ramping up its adoption of RFID technology. The retailer announced that its Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s stores are adopting the technology on an accelerated timeline to more precisely manage item-level merchandise inventories.

July 11, 2011
McDonald’s Canada rolls out MasterCard’s PayPass contactless payment technology

McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Limited and MasterCard Canada have introduced the MasterCard PayPass contactless payment technology at participating restaurant locations throughout the country.

July 5, 2011
Dallas Gold & Silver Exchange deploys RFID solution from EIS

Dallas Gold & Silver Exchange said Tuesday it has deployed a radio-frequency identification inventory management solution from Electronic Inventory Solutions in its showroom stores in Texas, California, and South Carolina, for the dual purposes of automating the inventory count process and adding additional physical security.

December 15, 2010
First Data report: Closed-Loop prepaid cards show strong November volume

First Data Corp. reported Wednesday that dollar volume growth of prepaid card activations was 8.6% in November, a significant increase over November 2009, when activations declined -2.7%.

November 2, 2010
Mojix completes RFID tests for Metro Group

Mojix said Wednesday it has completed successful tests of the Mojix Star system at Metro...

July 11, 2010
Datalogic acquires Evolution Robotics Retail

Datalogic S.p.A. has acquired Evolution Robotics Retail, Pasadena, Calif., a loss prevention company, for $25.5...

March 4, 2010
Federal Signal acquires Sirit RFID

Federal Signal Corp., an environmental, safety and transportation solution provider, said Friday that it has...

January 13, 2010
Federal Signal to acquire Sirit

Sirit and Federal Signal Corp., a provider of environmental, safety and transportation solutions, have signed...

October 18, 2009
Messcalino deploys ADT security solution

Spanish apparel retailer Messcalino said Monday it has deployed ADT’s Sensormatic item-level intelligence solution in...

December 31, 2008
Make Room for Mobile

Due to the state of the economy, there has been increasing pressure to perfect...

October 31, 2008
Bridges to Mobility

Anything that makes shopping easier and faster for consumers is a win for retailers—and...

August 10, 2008
Nine West in RFID Pilot

Jones Apparel Group Monday announced that it has initiated a program to evaluate radio frequency...

May 31, 2008
RFID Speeds Replenishment

American Apparel’s recent deployment of radio-frequency-identification (RFID) tags for item-level replenishment reinforced that the...

May 31, 2008
To Ubiquity and Beyond

Compared to the adoption of credit cards by U.S. consumers, contactless payments are being...

January 31, 2008
2008: The Year of the Shopping Experience

The perception that a CIO merely manages information-technology systems to support enterprise goals is...

January 31, 2008
Karstadt Deploys Item-Level RFID

When Karstadt, Düsseldorf, Germany, was ready to jump into an item-level RFID (radio-frequency identification) program...

December 31, 2007
RFID: Staples’ Easy Button

Unlike its parent company, Framingham, Mass.-based Staples, Inc., Staples Business Depot does not operate warehouses...

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