Supply Chain News & Media
Motorola unveils comprehensive location solution
September 24, 2008
MADRID, Spain — Motorola announced the addition of a real-time location solution to the Wireless Next Generation (Wi-NG) architecture for its RF Wireless…
read nowGaps closing between consumer multichannel expectations, retailer readiness
August 25, 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc. company, today released the results of a recent survey that shows that the gaps are closing between…
read nowSkyeTek offers Web-based RFID platform
August 24, 2008
RFID Journal: SkyeTek is offering a Web-based software platform that allows manufacturers to track their goods in stores, hospitals and restaurants, saving…
read nowXterprise announces retail RFID suite
August 20, 2008
DALLAS — Xterprise Inc. has announced a new suite of solutions for retail applications, which introduce advanced inventory management and execution…
read nowNine West pilots item-level RFID
August 11, 2008
NEW YORK — Jones Apparel Group Inc. announced that it has initiated a program to evaluate RFID technology in select Nine West retail locations. The goal of…
read nowChina shop boosts customer service with real-time location system
August 10, 2008
RFID Journal: When a customer is ready to make a purchase at high-end china retailer William Ashley, a salesperson runs an inventory check for the items via…
read nowApparel retailer adds item-level garment tracking
August 6, 2008
MORGAN HILL, Calif. — Alien Technology Corp., provider of RFID products and services, and systems integrator STS Technology recently implemented a garment…
read nowVendorNet launches cross-channel inventory tool
August 5, 2008
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — VendorNet, a supply chain collaboration solutions provider, has announced the availability of its StoreNet Manager, an e-commerce and…
read nowWireless solution improves inventory management
August 4, 2008
CINCINNATI — Dial Industries Inc., of Los Angeles, which produces thousands of plastic household products sold at retail chains nationwide, is employing a…
read nowInfosys tool tracks shopper, shelf activity in real-time
July 30, 2008
BANGALORE, India — Infosys Technologies Limited has launched ShoppingTrip360, a platform that enables a suite of managed-information services to create a…
read nowReusable RFID tags look promising
July 30, 2008
Packaging News: Research by the Reusable Packaging Association into RFID tags that can withstand multiple trips through the supply chain is providing…
read nowStudy: Retailers willing to sacrifice efficiency to improve service
July 23, 2008
DENVER — According to a new RSR Research report, "The New Customer-Centric Retail Supply Chain: Benchmark 2008," better performing retailers (what RSR calls…
read nowChannel integration still a challenge for most retailers
July 20, 2008
Investor's Business Daily: Circuit City customers have been able to buy something online and pick it up at their closest retail location since the early…
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Customer experience and IP
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
Protecting crucial aspects of an in-store experience against imitators.
read nowCheckpoint acquires OAT to become one-stop RFID shop
July 7, 2008
RFID Journal: Checkpoint Systems of Thorofare, N.J., announced that it would acquire OATSystems of Waltham, Mass. Checkpoint is best known for its leadership…
read nowNintendo solves return dilemma
July 6, 2008
Retail Solutions Online: Every year, retailers and manufacturers lose tens of billions of dollars due to unverifiable product returns, product return fraud…
read nowRetalix, BT launch turnkey tech for grocery retail
June 23, 2008
LONDON — BT has joined forces with Retalix Ltd., to launch a range of in-store technology products and services for food and convenience retailers in the U.K.
read nowRetailers pilot new shrink management tech
June 19, 2008
THOROFARE, N.J. — Checkpoint Systems Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of identification, tracking, security and merchandising solutions for the retail…
read nowNew Oracle release offers 'insight-driven retail'
June 18, 2008
eWeek: Oracle is positioning Oracle Retail Release 13 as an integrated solutions suite based on best-of-breed applications and the company's long-term vision…
read nowIntra-business applications prime targets for RFID
June 16, 2008
Supply Chain Review: While mandates from retailers like Wal-Mart continue to drive RFID growth in the retail space, the real potential might lie in…
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