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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. Opportunities for manufacturing Walmart is not the only retailer that requires RFID – and you can expect many to follow suit. Even so, businesses have eyed RFID for many years. It could do the same for you.

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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. Opportunities for manufacturing. As more follow in Walmart’s footsteps, we predict retailers purchasing your manufactured goods will also start asking for RFID-labeled items. To understand why, we need to investigate the past.

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eCommerce Considerations During the Coronavirus Outbreak

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The supply sides of businesses are struggling to continue manufacturing operations as most of this activity takes place in China, where the virus outbreak has been the most severe. Both Alibaba and JD.com expanded during the SARS crisis in 2002-2003. Not the first time. Change in Actions. Fashion Trends and Apparel.