September 01, 2004
Best Buy Mandates Suppliers Use RFID
Best Buy has followed in the footsteps of retail giants Target and Wal-Mart and has issued a mandate to its major suppliers that they be using EPC-compliant RFID tags on their shipments by January 2, 2006.
According to the RFID Journal:
Paul Freeman, RFID program director for Best Buy, told RFID Journal that many of his company's high-level goals are the same as those of other retailers that have issued RFID mandates, including Wal-Mart and Target. But Best Buy has some advantages in using the technology because it sells high-value goods.
Read more: Best Buy to Deploy RFID
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