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RFID in the Supply Chain: Fizzling Technology or the Future of Effective SCM?

GlobalTranz

In 2003, Walmart announced that all of its suppliers would need to have Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on all pallets and cases by 2006. A big part of the push toward RFID tags in retail derives from the ongoing blend of traditional and online shopping experiences, integral to omnichannel shopping strategies.

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Will the Covid-19 Pandemic Permanently Change Consumer Grocery Shopping Behavior?

Enterra Insights

Groceries are obviously temperature-sensitive, so they cannot sit around in warehouses and be shipped by standard, non-refrigerated Federal Express or postal service vans. households transitioned to true omnichannel shoppers. .” Tuttle explains fulfilling online groceries is more complicated than many people realize.