Checkpoint Systems Enables Retailers to Use Same RFID Label for Four Apparel Categories, Including Footwear, to Streamline So...
January 12 2015 - 8:02AM
Business Wire
Certified by ARC, RFID Lab of Auburn
University for Category M
Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CKP), a leading global supplier
of merchandise availability solutions for the retail industry,
today announced here at NRF's Annual Convention & EXPO new RFID
labels that are certified by ARC at the Auburn University RFID Lab
for four apparel categories, including footwear, in order to
streamline source tagging.
The new RFID labels have integrated UCODE 7 chips from NXP
Semiconductors, and come with optimal read/write sensitivity for
accurate counting and quicker encoding. With a wide range of
apparel applications, they are ideal for retailers deploying
large-scale implementations.
According to Uwe Sydon, Checkpoint’s senior vice president of
innovation, “Several major apparel retailers have expressed an
interest in our new labels, particularly those with broad product
lines that include footwear and have large-scale deployment needs.
With retailers devoting more inventory space to footwear, inventory
management becomes even more critical, and our new labels answer
their challenges.”
RFID uniquely identifies each product and attribute, providing
retailers with greater inventory control and visibility, enabling
them to reduce out-of-stocks, increase shelf availability and drive
more sales. Additionally, using RFID tags can help retailers better
manage shrink by identifying items that may have been stolen so
they can be replenished, further improving inventory accuracy and
shelf availability. Source tagging shifts the tag application
process from a manual labor-intensive process at the store to an
automated process at the point of manufacture, increasing accuracy
and allowing store associates to focus on servicing shoppers rather
than applying tags.
Zephyr 3, Breeze
The Zephyr 3, offered with a label size of 50x30mm, has been
optimized for performance with all of Checkpoint’s RFID solutions,
including its RFID EAS Overhead Solution, the EVOLVE Exclusive E10
pedestal, and other Merchandise Visibility solutions. It has
received certification from the Auburn University RFID Lab’s ARC
program for the newly created M category in North America, which
includes denim, polybagged apparel, hanging apparel and footwear.
This allows retailers to use the same tag across much of their
merchandise, streamlining their source tagging operations.
Meanwhile, Checkpoint’s Breeze label offers the same capabilities
and is offered in an extremely small form factor of 42x16mm to meet
special requirements.
“Checkpoint’s latest RFID labels meet ARC’s newest performance
specification. Checkpoint has been very proactive in designing and
validating inlays to meet retailers' and brand owners'
requirements," said Justin Patton, RFID Lab Director, Auburn
University.
The new RFID labels can be ordered now and will be demonstrated
at NRF in Checkpoint’s booth #2335.
About Checkpoint Systems, Inc.
(www.checkpointsystems.com)
Checkpoint Systems is a global leader in merchandise
availability solutions for the retail industry, encompassing loss
prevention and merchandise visibility. Checkpoint provides
end-to-end solutions enabling retailers to achieve accurate
real-time inventory, accelerate the replenishment cycle, prevent
out-of-stocks and reduce theft, thus improving merchandise
availability and the shopper’s experience. Checkpoint's solutions
are built upon 45 years of radio frequency technology expertise,
innovative high-theft and loss-prevention solutions, market-leading
RFID hardware, software, and comprehensive labeling capabilities to
brand, secure and track merchandise from source to shelf.
Checkpoint's customers benefit from increased sales and profits by
implementing merchandise availability solutions to ensure the right
merchandise is available at the right place and time when consumers
are ready to buy. Listed on the NYSE (NYSE: CKP), Checkpoint
operates in every major geographic market and employs more than
4700 people worldwide.
Twitter: @CheckpointSys
GCC, Inc. (for Checkpoint)George Cohen,
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