RFID Journal

RFID Helps Commercial Laundry Keep Track of Expensive Linens

May 18, 2016

Commercial laundry and textiles rental company Fishers Services has equipped its latest "super laundry" in Glasgow with RFID readers to interrogate tags attached to the linens it provides to its customers, as well as on all bags and roll cages that it uses to ship those linens, so that the firm can view when goods are received, laundered and shipped to customers.

RFID Enables Automotive Logistics Provider to Track Kia Vehicles

May 13, 2016

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U.K. logistics provider Paragon Automotive is employing a radio frequency identification solution to track Kia vehicles near the Port of Immingham, on England's east coast, as vehicles are painted or otherwise modified, stored and then shipped to retail locations.

RFID Helps Workers, Customers Find Fashions at Factory Outlet

May 5, 2016

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Diffusione Tessile, the factory outlet division of fashion retailer Max Mara Group, is employing an RFID-based real-time location system to reduce lines at its service counter and ensure that customers can find the products they seek.

RFID Technology Enables Energy Company to Manage Costly, Sensitive Tools

April 27, 2016

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German energy technology company SSC Wind is using passive ultrahigh-frequency and high-frequency RFID tags, in combination with GPS technology, to manage tools and equipment stored within containers and service vehicles on its job sites. In so doing, the company can better account for the tools and ensure their return at day's end.

Lululemon Finds RFID Useful in Tracking Product Throughout Its Supply Chain

April 22, 2016

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Global athletic apparel company lululemon reports that it has boosted its in-store revenue by deploying a radio frequency identification system at all of its stores to track its products' movements as they arrive, are placed on display on the sales floor and are sold. The system has increased the company's inventory accuracy to 98 percent, says Jonathan Aitken, lululemon's RFID program director.

RFID Gives Clothing Retailer Anti-Theft Protection, Inventory Control

April 11, 2016

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To improve inventory visibility and prevent loss, men's clothing retailer Gieves & Hawkes has deployed a radio frequency identification system at its store in Birmingham, England.

American Apparel Uses RFID Tech to Enable Orders Through Postmates

April 7, 2016

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Consumers who use Postmates' on-demand delivery service now have the opportunity to buy core products from American Apparel. The service takes advantage of the passive ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID tags that American Apparel attaches to all of its merchandise, enabling Postmates to identify which items are available within an individual customer's geographic area.

RFID Helps Auto Component Maker Locate Mega-Ton Press Tools

March 30, 2016

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Automotive component and systems manufacturer Voestalpine Polynorm B.V. has begun employing radio frequency identification readers on an overhead crane to track up to 8,000 press tools that the crane transports within its warehouse and assembly plant in Bunschoten, the Netherlands.

Grocery Chain to Use RFID-Enabled System to Track Specialty Pharmaceuticals

March 23, 2016

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Publix - a southeastern U.S. supermarket chain with 980 pharmacy locations - has entered into an agreement to use AmerisourceBergen's RFID-based drug-management system, known as Cubixx, to track specialty pharmaceutical products at the retailer's pharmacies.

RFID-Enabled Robot Counts Inventory at German Clothing Chain

February 19, 2016

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German clothing chain Adler Modemärkte is among a handful of retailers using an RFID-enabled robot called Tory to count inventory and identify the locations of merchandise on store shelves each day. The robot and the software that manages the data it collects are provided by German technology firm MetraLabs.