Staples’ Reusable RFID Trial Expanding
Written by Evan SchumanDecember 14th, 2007
A one-store RFID trial that Staples ran this summer with reusable tags has been declared a success by the retailer and will expand to four other stores in mid-February, said the retail chain's IT executive in charge of the project.
Beyond the cost per-use, Soares said the trial continuously delivered a 100 percent accurate read-rate and delivered a "21 percent reduction in out-of-stocks for the items that were counted." The chain also saw "zero percent shrink" on the tagged items, which Soares said was especially noteworthy because the tagged items high-theft-targets such as MP3 players, laptops and desktop PCs.
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December 18th, 2007 at 4:24 pm
Strictly speaking, the ability to know immediately when something is missing only refers to the reusable tag, not the item. For the tag to be reusable it must of necessity be easily removable. Even a dumb thief will know enough to leave the tag behind.