(RFID World Canada) As the charitable arm of rock band Phish, The WaterWheel Foundation spends nearly 100 days on the road each year, packing, transporting, unpacking and then repacking thousands of The WaterWheel Foundation logoed items that are awarded to fans who support the foundation’s non-profit work. WaterWheel is staffed largely by volunteers on the [...]

(RFID World Canada) American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) and GS1, sponsors of a study being done at the University of Arkansan on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), announced today the benefits or RFID technology to apparel suppliers and retailers. The project which will continue for a total of 1 year, has shown benefits to apparel [...]

(RFIDWorld.ca) According to a new study from the VICS Item-Level RFID Initiative (VILRI), a group of advocates for the use of EPC-enabled RFID in the retail supply line, 2012 is predicted to be a “tipping point” year for RFID technology. The study is titled, “RFID Nears a Tipping Point,” and reveals that 80 percent of [...]

(RFID World Canada) VingCard Elsafe, the global leader in hospitality security and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, announces newly implemented enhancements to the electronics and lock control units of its best-in-class RFID locking systems that are providing an even more satisfying guest experience, while building upon the company’s strident security standards. Recent advancements to [...]

(RFID World Canada) Apollo Agency in Montreal, Canada has just launched an interactive RFID event system to use for their RFID welcome cards at a recent event. The agency is known for its flashy monthly Thursday parties, being constantly in the media, and for having the hippest attendees in town every month. Now they can [...]

(RFIDWorld.ca) Rivers Casino recently installed InvoTech’s GIMS automatic ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID garment tracking system.  The system will aid in managing over 20,000 custom-made staff uniforms. Invotech has signed a contract with Rivers Casino which includes providing UHF-RFID tracking tags directly to the casinos uniforms supplier so that the uniforms are made with the tags [...]

(RFIDWorld.ca) VingCard Elsafe,  part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, has completed installation of its Signature RFID contactless electronic door locks and VISION access management system at a pair of luxury Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide properties in Greece. The 321-room The Romanos, A Luxury Collection Resort, and the 445-room The Westin Resort Costa Navarino opened [...]

(RFIDWorld.ca) In Terre Haute, Indiana, Vigo Public Library has chosen 3M RFID and a 3M Automated Materials Handling System to help increase the level of efficiency in daily workload for the staff and patrons. The library was pleased with 3M’s quality of products and services and thus chose it. In addition, it provided a whole [...]

(RFID World Canada) A leader in customer service excellence, Fields Automotive Group, has made the call to expand the use of MyDealerLot’s RFID technology throughout the Southeast and Chicago for BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler, and MINI. Their largest BMW store was used as a pilot to test and completely experience the customer recognition and messaging technologies [...]

Macy’s Inc. recently announced that its Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s stores are launching RFID technology tags to manage store merchandise and to keep track of replenished inventory both on hand and in the warehouses. Replenishment goods on hand have been tracked for the past two years at select Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s stores as well as at [...]