Item Level RFID w/SML’s Dean Frew

In the summer of 2021, a survey of retail apparel executives’ biggest challenges found that 48% said out of stocks and 42% said unclear inventory. Supply chain woes obviously contributed to that, but another issue is the continued reliance on barcodes for inventory counts, especially at the bulk level. This week, SML Group’s CTO & SVP of RFID Solutions, Dean Frew, is on the pod to explain the necessity for retailers to start tracking inventory down to individual items using RFID. What is BOPIS 2.0? How does RFID tagging improve customer experience? How are retailers rethinking distribution and manufacturing?

 

#VARValue - Is item-level RFID right for all types of retail? Where does it make the most sense?

 

SML's State of Retail Reports:

• Part 1
• Part 2

 

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