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The weekly digest · 30 July 2026
This week in RFID
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Logistics · 30 July 2026
For the better part of eighteen months, the RFID industry has been nursing a hangover. After 2024 delivered a record 52.8 billion RAIN UHF tag chips shipped globally, 2025 landed with a thud: volumes fell roughly 19% to 42.7 billion, according to RAIN Alliance data. Inventory corrections, cautious retail budgets, and a cooling logistics sector conspired to take the shine off what had been one of the technology world’s quieter success stories. But earnings season […]
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Company & Financial · 30 July 2026
Avery Dennison has reported a strong second quarter for 2026, posting adjusted earnings per share of $2.89, a 19% jump over the prior year, as the materials science and digital identification giant continues to expand its RFID footprint across retail, food and logistics. Net sales for the quarter reached $2.5 billion, up 10.9% year-over-year, with organic sales growth of 7.6%. The results comfortably beat analyst expectations, driven by volume growth across the company’s labeling, packaging […]
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Company & Financial · 30 July 2026
Honeywell Technologies has finalised the sale of its Warehouse and Workflow Solutions (WWS) business to American Industrial Partners in an all-cash transaction. The deal, confirmed on 27 July 2026, transfers control of the Intelligrated and Transnorm brands to the private equity firm, marking another significant step in Honeywell’s reshaping as a focused automation company. The WWS division has long been a key player in warehouse automation, providing conveyor and sorting systems, palletising equipment, and warehouse […]
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Fashion · 30 July 2026
Primark has made a significant move in its RFID strategy by appointing Danielle McDermott to lead its RFID programme for the next 18 months. McDermott, a 12.5-year veteran of the fast-fashion retailer who most recently served as a store manager, brings deep operational knowledge of Primark’s physical retail environment to a role that sits at the intersection of store operations and technology transformation. The appointment is notable for several reasons. First, the creation of a […]
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Company & Financial · 30 July 2026
Impinj has reported record-breaking financial results for Q2 2026, posting revenue of $108.4 million and signalling a major inflection point for RAIN RFID adoption in the food and grocery sector. The RAIN RFID chip maker beat Wall Street expectations by a wide margin, with revenue surpassing the $96.3 million consensus estimate by 12.5%. Non-GAAP earnings per share came in at $0.86, beating the $0.64 analyst forecast by 34.4%. The company’s adjusted EBITDA reached $30.7 million, […]
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Hardware · 30 July 2026
India has reached a significant milestone in its highway modernisation programme with the deployment of the country’s first operational AI-powered Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) electronic toll collection system. FETC International (FETCi) has brought the barrier-free RFID tolling technology live at two busy national highway sites, marking a shift away from traditional boom-barrier plazas that have long been a source of congestion across the subcontinent. The two installations are located at the Choryasi Fee Plaza on […]
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