Craft of Scandinavia Tries Self-Inventorying Display for Its Wares

Craft of Scandinavia, a Swedish company that sells athletic clothing in retail stores around the country, is testing an RFID-enabled self- inventorying product display developed by clothing label producer Nilorn Group. Currently, Craft salespeople visit stores to inventory those items on the shelf and determine what needs to be reordered. The workers record sizes, colors and models of any outfits running low, though many are already out of stock.

Craft turned to RFID to find a way to take inventory without having to visit each store. Since September, it has been piloting a mobile test unit in Nilorn's Gothenburg showroom. The tests have involved various readers, tags, antennas and software. If the trial goes well, Craft expects to install the system at stores across Sweden that sell its merchandise.

The display features an RFID reader, with two antennas affixed to the shelves. The built-in interrogator reads the EPC Gen 2 passive UHF RFID tag attached to the garments' packaging. Attached to the reader is a GPRS or GSM device that, during the night, can transmit inventory data to an Internet-based server regarding items on the shelf. Craft then receives an e-mail message with each morning's inventory result. Read the full story here.

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