Every so often, a story comes out which helps us glean a little more insight into what is happening at the RFID leaders.
Metro, Tesco, Kimberly Clark, and Wal-Mart are some of the big guns, and they all have had their RFID journeys. Being the first, and largest, it is usually Wal-Mart that attracts the most attention, and after a relatively fallow period headlines-wise - which is probably just the way Wal-Mart likes it - the company is back in the news following this InformationWeek story.
Essentially, assuming the story is true, it delivers a wake-up call to those suppliers who have yet to understand what RFID means for them either now, or in the future. And as the article says, probably smug grins on the faces of those like Daisy Brand that early on saw RFID's potential, bet ahead on the technology, and have reaped the rewards, not least in the publicity accorded to RFID innovators. I wonder what the UK equivalent of Daisy Brand might be.
At this early stage of the year, it does look as if 2008 might herald considerably more action. There's a good summary here by IDTechEx of some recent developments.
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