Smart phone carriers going after credit cards

August 8, 2010

A Bloomberg report indicates that AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile are joining forces to challenge credit card companies by enabling consumers to pay for their…

RFID Security Alliance: Walmart tagging plan is no threat to privacy

July 27, 2010

With more than 250 million RFID (radio frequency identification) tags being put into Walmart's men's basics across the retailer's 3,750 U.S. stores, the RFID…

Motorola unveils new RFID readers for retail

April 13, 2010

The Enterprise Mobility Solutions business of Motorola today announced new radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions designed to help organizations gain…

Serge Blanco completes item-level RFID installation

April 8, 2010

TAGSYS, provider of item-level RFID infrastructure, announced in a press release that European fashion retailer Serge Blanco is using the TAGSYS RFID for…

American Apparel adds RFID to two more stores, switches RFID software

January 13, 2010

Continuing on its venture into item-level tagging of garments at its hundreds of stores, clothing retailer American Apparel is moving forward with its RFID…

Ski resort improves shopping experience with RFID

January 3, 2010

A Colorado-based ski resort chain is improving its guest experience with an innovative use of RFID technology.

RFID smart mirror prototype installed at men's store

December 14, 2009

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports on a new RFID-based smart mirror — or Smart.Mirror, to be more precise — installed at Charles Spiegel for Men in…

RFID-based loyalty card tracks shopper movement

November 15, 2009

Sydney, Australia-based Ramp has announced what it calls the "world's first customer tracking and loyalty system," an RFID-based loyalty card that contains…

Getac unveils real-time RFID kit

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

August 18, 2009

V3 reports a new RFID release from ruggedized computing manufacturer Getac. Aimed at retail, warehousing and manufacturing, the system is "a hybrid of active…

Sweden testing mobile phone payments

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

July 28, 2009

There has been much speculation about the mobile phone as the all-in-one payment device of the future, and while adoption of that technology has taken off in…

Apparel retailer implements item-level RFID tool

June 14, 2009

LOS ANGELES — Checkpoint Systems Inc., supplier of shrink management and merchandise visibility solutions, today announced the successful implementation of its…

Sheetz completes mobile payment trial

May 19, 2009

Progressive Grocer: Sheetz Inc. completed its multi-city NFC mobile payment pilot with Wright Express Corp. and ViVOtech. During the trial, drivers used their…

Report: 'Major breakthrough' yields one-cent RFID tags

May 17, 2009

CrunchGear: Japanese business publication The Nikkei is reporting that NEC is planning to sell RFID tags priced at $100 for 10,000 tags. The company seems to…

EC sets privacy requirements for RFID tags

May 11, 2009

PC World: The European Commission Tuesday set a code of conduct for companies using RFID tags that it hopes will safeguard citizens' privacy and allow the…

Avery Dennison announces mobile merchandising tool

May 10, 2009

PASADENA — Avery Dennison Corp. and Scanbuy Inc. have joined forces to produce a new mobile-merchandising solution that uses camera phone technology to enhance…

New retail display system provides item-level intelligence

April 23, 2009

DIXON, Ill. — UPM Raflatac, Seeonic and Alliance have announced the deployment of a new generation of Alliance's MAXRPM, an inventory management system for…

Tesco plans next-gen loyalty program

April 21, 2009

Marketing Week: Supermarket giant Tesco intends to create a next-generation loyalty scheme as a powerful weapon in its fight to prevent rivals eroding its…

Checkpoint introduces source-to-store merchandise visibility solution

April 7, 2009

THOROFARE, N.J. — Checkpoint Systems Inc., a supplier of shrink management solutions, has announced the release of its Merchandise Visibility Solution, which…

Datalogic Mobile, Wincor Nixdorf to deliver more mobile solutions to retailers

April 2, 2009

PADERBORN, Germany — Datalogic Mobile, a global player in the rugged mobile computers and self-shopping solutions market, and Wincor Nixdorf AG have signed a…

TOP Food & Drug loyalty card offers more than just discounts

April 2, 2009

RFID Journal: Consumers at TOP Food & Drug, a food retail chain in Washington State, are using RFID-enabled loyalty cards as part of a program known as…