The Walmart RFID mandate in 2026: what suppliers must do, who is exempt and what comes next
Walmart's item-level RFID programme now covers essentially all general merchandise, with compliance enforced through chargebacks in 2026. What the mandate actually requires, from ARC-approved inlays to GS1 serialisation, who is…
RFID for SMEs: Is It Finally Affordable for Smaller Businesses?
Passive UHF inlays that cost 20 to 30 cents a few years ago now sell for 5 to 8 cents, and entry-level fixed readers have dropped under $500. Add cloud…
Lefties opens first UK store at Liverpool ONE with RFID self-checkout
Inditex has put RFID self-checkout into its value brand for the first UK time, at a 27,000 sq ft Liverpool ONE store. The interesting question is not the technology but…
Sainsbury’s deploys RFID to Tu in 400 stores
Tu clothing is getting RFID in 400 Sainsbury's stores, with full implementation reported for early next month after a successful pilot. Clothing MD Ben Smith says the technology lets the…
Walmart Ends Decade-Long NFC Resistance with Apple Pay and Google Pay Now Accepted
Walmart begins accepting Apple Pay, Google Pay and contactless cards at select US stores and Sam's Club locations on 24 August 2026, with every US store covered by year end…
Case Study: Southern Fried Cotton – 98% Reduction in Chargebacks with RFID
A two-second portal read at the packing station cut chargebacks by 98 per cent for Southern Fried Cotton, a small apparel brand with no dedicated IT department. Item-level EPC encoding…
RFID for Loss Prevention: Beyond the Traditional Security Tag
Traditional EAS tags either trigger an alarm or they do not, and generate no data either way. Serialised UHF RFID tracks every item from the back door to the exit,…
Avery Dennison ships the first UCODE X inlays – eight months from chip launch to a globally tuned inlay
Eight months after NXP launched UCODE X, Avery Dennison has shipped ARC certified inlays built on it. The AD Miniweb Global UCODE X packs a 42 by 16 mm antenna…
Keonn and Impinj Cut Store Inventory Times Sevenfold with Gen2X Overhead RFID
Keonn's upgraded AdvanTrack-600 overhead readers, built on Impinj's E710 chip with Gen2X, cut back-of-store inventory time from nearly an hour to under eight minutes in a 9,000-item store test. We…
RFID and Returns Management: Turning a Cost Centre Into Insight
A returned item can be back on a pick list within hours rather than sitting in a queue for days when fixed readers automate returns intake. Serialised UHF tags also…
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