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Walmart and the Past, Present, and Future of RFID

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Walmart’s RFID journey Walmart announced in 2003 that its top 100 suppliers must tag their pallets and cases starting by 2005. Ultimately, though, tags were expensive, and the technology was not reliable enough. Additionally, the industry better understands RFID, reducing its cost of adoption.

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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. Ultimately, though, tags were expensive, and the technology was not reliable enough. Additionally, the industry better understands RFID, reducing its cost of adoption. To understand why, we need to investigate the past.