SmartStores
The future of retail
January, 2009
Future Store
Video showing the process of RFID and other smartstore technology in Europe’s Future Stores.
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Wal-Mart – Do-It-Yourself is easier for RFID
Wal-Mart’s Sam’s Club division announced a dramatic drop in its compliance penalties for failure to put RFID tags on pallets sent to its distribution centers. Initially, Sam’s said that failure to meet these deadlines would result in modest “chargeback” penalties – $2.00 per pallet initially, and $3.00 per pallet in 2009. Even at these levels, [...]
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A smart cash register from Intel
Mixing real life shopping with the Internet’s “up-selling” capabilities, Intel’s cash register is able to recognize you and give Amazon-esque recommendations, based on things you’ve purchased in the past. Frog Design is responsible for the hardware: making this 3-touchscreen terminal work with Intel’s newest processors. The touchscreen works in concert with RFID cards and salespeople [...]
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Clothing Designer Hopes to become a SmartStore
At its store in Hollola, Finland, women’s clothing designer Naisten Pukutehdas(NP) has extended its RFID system to the sales floor. The company—which sells women’s fashion, marketed under the NP Collection brand, at 500 retail locations in Scandinavia and Russia, as well as in 10 of its own stores—has created what it hopes to be a [...]
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