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Walmart and the Past, Present, and Future of RFID

AB&R

Walmart’s RFID journey Walmart announced in 2003 that its top 100 suppliers must tag their pallets and cases starting by 2005. The pandemic accelerated the Buy Online Pick Up in Store (BOPIS) model, which accounted for $72 billion in purchases in 2020, having greater inventory accuracy grew ever more important. HAVE QUESTIONS?

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Walmart and the Past, Present, and Future of RFID

AB&R

Walmart announced in 2003 that its top 100 suppliers must tag their pallets and cases starting by 2005. The pandemic accelerated the Buy Online Pick Up in Store (BOPIS) model, which accounted for $72 billion in purchases in 2020, having greater inventory accuracy grew ever more important. Walmart’s RFID journey. click to expand).

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Conscious Clothing? Why Fashion's Going Green

Material Handling & Logistics

Apparel makers don’t want to risk being late to what could be a consequential shift in consumer preferences. So we can’t help but wonder: Is the apparel industry next? Nearly twice as much apparel was sold in 2017 than in 2003. The environmental concerns around clothing manufacturing are more acute than ever before.