In the midst of all the negative energy towards RFID, Albertsons must be very sure of themselves to be making an announcement of their support at this time. Not that their decision may affect consumers, but the lack of understanding and the concern over privacy may cloud naysayers' acceptance of any type of RFID rollout.
From this week's eWeek:
Albertsons Inc., the $36 billion food and drug retailer, said last week that its top 100 suppliers must participate in its radio-frequency identification program by April 2005. Albertsons' RFID strategy is similar to those of the Department of Defense, Metro Group, Target, and Wal-Mart stores. Albertsons' suppliers will need to tag all cases and pallets with RFID tags. Albertsons is an active member of EPCglobal, which oversees standards for RFID.Although mentioned above, Metro Group and Target have ceased using their tags in the cards.
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Posted by: Biometric Time Clock | August 15, 2009 at 08:06 PM