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Nordstrom Issues Supplier Mandate for RFID Tagging

Retail TouchPoints

Nordstrom has joined other retailers in mandating the application of RFID tags to the products it sells in its stores. The company’s directive to its suppliers includes RFID ticketed products for all of its channels, including Nordstrom, Nordstrom CA, Nordstrom Rack and Nordstrom Rack CA.

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The Global Reach and Sustainable Impact of Green RFID Technology

Retail TouchPoints

It is a technology that uses radio waves to read information stored in an antenna — at retail, this is most commonly placed in a sticker or tag — without requiring physical contact or a line of sight. After all, some RFID tags are as cheap as 4 cents a unit , meaning they can be significantly cheaper than the potential loss.

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How retailers can combat shrink and create an enjoyable shopping experience

Inside Retail

Methods of theft are savvier with vast amounts of online information on how to defeat security tags. Ready access to tools such as illicit pocket-sized tag detachers are plaguing the industry, and old- style tags can be opened in seconds without a sound or disturbance to alert staff.

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How RFID is Powering Perry Ellis’ Customer Operations, from Inventory Planning to Checkout

Retail TouchPoints

Approximately 95% of Perry Ellis products are tagged with RFID before they leave the factories where they are produced. Having RFID-tagged items also drives efficiency and a great customer experience on a moment-by-moment basis. As the volume is going up, the cost of using those RFID tags is going down.

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Analysis: How Apple’s AI investments stack up

Inside Retail

Shares of Meta, Google and Microsoft — all of which make money selling software or advertising services — have all soared to record highs as the companies grapple to dominate the emerging AI landscape, though investors have also flinched at skyrocketing price tags for data centers and specialised processors required to train AI models.

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Kookai turns to Avery Dennison to boost supply chain and omnichannel

Inside Retail

Kookai has tagged all the garments it manufactures with an integrated RFID Printed Fabric Label (PFL) catering for multiple languages. Kookai produces most clothing in their own factories and has full control over tagging items at the manufacturing site.

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Why Australian retailers are adopting RFID to boost sales and profits

Inside Retail

RFID tags are smart barcode labels that can digitally store product information, readable by scanners in-store and throughout the supply chain – from the factory to the warehouse to the retail store. “RFID is the killer app in the business to enable visibility of your stock.”. In the US, RFID is everywhere. That is a huge number in retail.