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PREMIUM CONTENT: RFID IN RETAIL 2013           WHITE PAPERS              VIDEOS
January 17, 2014
Issue 02 14

Featured Article:
Kohl's deploys RFID chain-wide;
launches two consumer engagement apps
New York City hosted the annual NRF show.
With another NRF Big Show in the books, it's clear that RFID is exploding in the retail sector. Kohl's stole the show this week by going public about its chain-wide deployment in denim, shoes and men's basics, but there were many other deployment stories and exciting product innovations at the Big Show in New York.
 
Inventory accuracy is still the sweet spot for RFID in retail, but it's clear that consumer-facing apps -- such as the RFID-enabled kiosks being piloted by Kohl's and the RFID-enabled fitting rooms demonstrated in the Microsoft and Motorola booths -- will also be long-term winners when it comes to RFID use cases. 

 

"There were some big retailers at the show and RFID was clearly a topic that they came prepared to discuss," says JP Kamel, a principal with retail RFID consultancy RFID Sherpas, which helped Kohl's roll out RFID.  


Impinj & Intel demonstrate future of retail at NRF
As part of an interactive display that highlights real-time inventory management, customer engagement and personalized marketing, Intel's NRF demonstration employed Impinj's xArray readers and Monza tags to capture real-time heat maps, tracking the movement of people and items within the booth.


LL Bean pilots RFID-enabled consumer
engagement app at five Northeast stores
Each time an LL Bean shopper picks up an RFID-tagged item from a display wall, such as a jacket or a tent brochure, software from inMotion detects the item's movement and triggers a video display with promotional messages and information about the product.


Macy's rolls out RFID-enabled shoe solution
across all 850 stores
In an effort to improve inventory accuracy and drive its omni-channel retail strategy, Macy's has deployed the TrueVUE Inventory Display Execution application from Tyco Retail Solutions across its entire 850-store chain.


Motorola releases advanced fixed reader
The new FX7500 Fixed RFID Reader introduces advanced Motorola Solutions-designed RFID radio technology for faster, more accurate read rates and more consistent performance even in challenging environments.


Footwear manufacturer to source tag entire inventory
Reacting to a request from a retail customer, Dutch footwear manufacturer Wolky will begin applying RFID tags to all of the shoes it produces starting this year.


Checkpoint Systems & RGIS partner to accelerate
retail RFID deployments
The two companies announced that they have entered into a global partnership to bring the full RFID-based inventory management solution to retailers.

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ABOUT THE EDITOR: John R. Johnson is a veteran business and technology journalist with over 20 years of experience covering RFID technology, mobile and wireless, smart grid and supply chain topics. He is the former editor of RFIDWatch Weekly.
 
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