Uptown Cycles, a bicycle retailer in Charlotte, North Carolina has successfully integrated an RFID inventory management system to track inventory and shipments. In its stores, Uptown Cycles sells bicycles, apparel, safety gear, accessories and food. To regulate this amount of merchandise, managers looked to a system that would enable item-level RFID tagging for electronic article […]

RFIDSpan Technology, developer of RFID antenna networking and distributing technology, announced the launch of its iReader-980. The UFH Gen 2 Smart RFID reader is geared towards tracking real-time assets that need a large number of antennas read points. It can access hundreds of antenna–up to 256–within a given region. The iReader-980 is designed for real-time […]

SATO announced a deal between Smart Guard LLC, which grants SATO rights to all of the Smart Guard patents. Smart Guard is a patented manufacturing process incorporating RFID technology into item level tagging for the book publishing/media and entertainment industries. Smart Guard, developed by BindTech Inc., developed an in-line manufacturing process to apply and fully […]

The European EPC Competence Center (EECC) has tested and certified the Nordic ID PL3000 Cross Dipole UHF RFID reader in accordance with the RFID handheld performance requirements. The handheld PL3000 was tested for transmission power, receiver sensitivity, antenna radiation pattern and suitability for daily use. The reader performed well in all categories, achieving the best […]

The BRIDGE (Building Radio Frequency IDentification for the Global Environment) project has announced the conclusion of its three year European Union funded initiative to research, develop and implement tools to enable the deployment of EPCglobal RFID applications across Europe. The project involved 31 partners, including five GS1 organizations, five universities, 11 solution providers and eight […]

German retailer Metro Group has reported a 54 percent boost in its RFID tagged sales. Metro, worth $68 million, is the world’s fifth largest retailer with stores across Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Gerd Wolfram, Metro’s IT office chief, has noted that using RFID for inventory tracking has yielded a “significant reduction of shipping mistakes […]

Messcalino, an international women’s fashion retailer based in Spain, has successfully deployed the Sensormatic item level tracking solution from ADT in one of its newest retail stores in Figueres, Spain. The solution combines item-level RFID technology with the Sensormatic UltraMax anti-theft system to improve inventory management and catch shoplifters. Messcalino has traded in its traditional […]

Zebra Technologies, which specializes in printing and automatic identification solutions, today announced the availability of an RFID Firmware Update for its RZ400/RZ600 printers. The update offers users several new applications, including the ability to print item-level RFID labels, package validation, document tracking and product authentication. According to Zebra, the updated printer is best suited for […]

Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s and Jones Apparel Group will be the headliners at this months “Item-Level RFID: The Road to ROI” held at the University of Arkansas. The three major retailers will provide new store-level test results on the commercial viability of item-level RFID tagging. The event, which will take place October 27-28, is the third in […]

Carnaval de México, designer of textiles and children’s fashion in Mexico, has deployed one of the country’s first item-level RFID tagging solutions for apparel. The RFID solution, designed by Digilogics SA. De CV. and UPM Raflatac, is one of the largest item-level deployments for apparel in the Americas, tracking and tracing more than one million […]