Approximately one million steel plates are rented out for construction projects each year in the Netherlands, and keeping tabs on them is made easier by an alternative to RFID technology.

Macy's is turning to RFID to support omnichannel initiatives, specifically its "Pick to the Last Unit" (P2LU) program. The retailer will use Tyco Retail Solutions' inventory visibility platform to access its full inventory throughout its entire store base.

The Mobile Enterprise Productivity Suite of Wavelink is now being supported by an Xtraction Solutions connector.

Next time you're at the mall, take a closer look at the paper price tag dangling from the clothes you take into the dressing room. If you hold the tag up to a light, you might see a dark, salt-grain-sized speck in it. Or, if you run your thumb over the tag, you might feel an almost imperceptible bump.

Scandit, a developer of barcode-scanning technology for smartphones, tablets and wearable devices, has created the Scandit Case.

Janam Technologies has introduced a new addition to its XM series of rugged mobile computers.

Toshiba America Business Solutions has introduced the desktop BFV-4 series of thermal barcode printers. The devices can print on-demand labels in any transportation, logistics, healthcare and retail environment, the vendor said.

Checkpoint Systems, Inc., a global supplier of merchandise availability solutions for the retail industry, has announced patent-pending dual RF-RFID labels that incorporate UCODE 7 chips from NXP.