RFID and Saving the Sale
Truecount CEO Zander Livingston on finding the “Big Picture”, ROI-generating role of RFID for retail. Continue reading
RFID, Retail’s $800 Billion “Problem” and Your Back Room
OK, I’ll admit it. I’m shocked by the survey report released by IHL Group in May. The report says retailers worldwide lose $778.5 billion in revenues each year to Distortion–nearly $8 billion annually. That’s an astounding figure, but it isn’t the “shocker”. What stuns me is the fact that in this “new era” of RFID for retail, inventory distortion remains widely accepted as an immutable fact of running a retail operation. Consider the impact of inventory data. It drives ordering, … Continue reading
American Apparel RFID Roll-Outs—Then, and Now
Truecount CEO, Zander Livingston, reflects on American Apparel’s planned roll-out of item-level RFID to an additonal 50 stores, with a perspective on the early days of RFID implementation within the retail environment. Continue reading
RILA and RFID Journal LIVE! Perspective: Benefits of RFID for Loss Prevention/Loss Intelligence “Lost” on Many Retail Executives
RFID presents exciting new solutions to the age-old problem of shrinkage, or retail loss, providing unprecedented loss intelligence.
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Thinking Beyond the Gate: RFID for a “New Age” of Loss Intelligence:
Truecount RFID Loss Intelligence captures the What, When, When data for missing items, leading to the Who and Why.
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Apparel retailers driving RFID ITL (Item-level tagging)
Apparel retailers are driving item-level passive UHF tags, with apparel and footware retailers rapidly increasing their share of the total world market for RFID tags. More than three quarters of a billion RFID tags will be used in global apparel markets in 2011.
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RFID Starter Kits vs. Jumpstarting Your ROI
The recent flood on the market of RFID “Starter Kits” that allow retailers to “test” the effectiveness of RFID on-site in the retailer’s store space has me perplexed. For “starters”, why test what has already been proven to deliver superior results and an impressive, very positive return on investment? The facts from extensive RFID pilot periods are out there for retailers to evaluate. I can personally attest to the results I achieved implementing item-level RFID for a large apparel chain. … Continue reading
RFID Technology a Big Hit at 2011 National Retail Federation “Big Show”
If the buzz surrounding RFID technology at the recent National Retail Federation (NRF) “Big Show” in New York City is an indication, 2011 will be the year of widespread implementation of item-level RFID throughout the retail industry. RFID companies were only a small part of NRF, retail’s biggest and most important event, but Truecount Corporation’s RFID displays saw robust activity. We never stopped demonstrating. There was steady a stream of retailers through our booth, and the booth of our partner … Continue reading
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