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more on Gillette, Wal-Mart drop plan for radio ID chips
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:40:22 -0400
------ Forwarded Message From: Robert Daffin <RSD3393 () ACR2000 COM> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:28:45 -0400 To: "'dave () farber net'" <dave () farber net> Subject: RE: [IP] Gillette, Wal-Mart drop plan for radio ID chips For IP, if you like. Don't make too much of Wal-Mart's decision to back off from deploying RFID at the shelf level. At current cost for RFID tags (10 cents per tag, even in bulk), it doesn't make business sense to do so at this time. Wal-Mart is still insisting that all of their major vendors begin using RFID on the pallet and case level, for inventory tracking purposes. This application is a much more cost-effective use of the technology. Over time, as vendors and wholesalers begin using them, costs for the tags will come down. Once prices are low enough (fractions of a cent per tag), we'll see them showing up on the shelves. This decision is merely an effort to put the cart back behind the horse. Also keep in mind that Gillette is still moving forward with Tesco (UK) and Metro (Germany) to test RFID at the shelf level, so it is not as if this project is dead. -R ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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