Checkpoint Systems Expands Counterpoint iD Point-of-Sale Deactivation Solutions
January 12 2015 - 8:02AM
Business Wire
Process RFID, Dual RF/RFID Labels at POS;
Enhance Merchandise Availability, Customer Experience
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 the
latest additions to its Counterpoint iD (CPiD) point-of-sale (POS)
deactivation solutions which address the needs of specialty apparel
and department stores for Merchandise Visibility and loss
prevention.
In addition to the current Counterpoint iD-RF electronic article
surveillance solution already widely used and well-known by leading
retailers globally, Checkpoint is introducing Counterpoint-RFID
(CPiD-RFID) and Counterpoint iD Dual (CPiD-Dual) for RFID and dual
RF/RFID POS deactivation needs, respectively.
Given retailers’ increasing reliance on RFID for inventory
accuracy and loss prevention, the new CPiD solutions address a
critical challenge retailers face in integrating these key business
processes with POS transactions. With its compelling benefits
including 99%+ item level inventory accuracy in store operations as
well as for use as a loss prevention solution, retailers have
sought a way to leverage RFID at the POS and enhance the consumer’s
shopping experience. Their objectives include streamlining customer
transactions at the POS, maintaining inventory accuracy and
deactivating RFID labels on purchased merchandise to ensure alarm
integrity. With multiple configuration and deactivation options,
Checkpoint’s CPiD family is designed to meet retailers’ needs at
POS regardless of their RFID adoption strategy and label
formats.
The CPiD family of Solutions
CPiD-RFID enables retailers to process RFID tags at POS for
better merchandise visibility by triggering reorders/restocking
when needed. It also enables RFID-based EAS functionality by
altering label data or by “virtual deactivation,” a process by
which the item is uniquely identified as sold in the inventory
system so that the alarm at the exit door does not sound, although
the label itself does not need to be altered. A patented antenna at
POS is designed to prevent nearby labels from being read, written,
or killed, to significantly reduce stray reads and improve POS
accuracy.
CPiD-Dual provides all of these capabilities as well as allows
for simultaneous RF-EAS deactivation and RFID processing at the
same location, ideal for retailers who are transitioning from
traditional EAS to RFID and may be operating some or all of their
stores in a mixed label environment.
Both of these new solutions include compact RFID readers as well
as a full assortment of deactivation pads for soft labels or hard
tags in both RFID and dual RF-RFID technologies.
“Department stores and specialty apparel retailers face
significant price and margin pressures and are constantly looking
for ways to improve efficiency, inventory availability and revenue,
and they recognize the need for their POS to provide a competitive
advantage in each of these areas,” commented Uwe Sydon, Senior Vice
President Innovation and Technology, Merchandise Availability
Solutions, Checkpoint Systems. “Our CPiD family addresses these
issues head on, while providing retailers with a practical solution
for their migration from traditional EAS to RFID, while at the same
time improving the consumer shopping experience.”
CPiD-RFID and CPiD-Dual 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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