American Apparel Leverages RFID
American Apparel deploys the Xterprise Clarity Advanced Retail Solution (ARS) system from Xterprise Incorporated, across 10 stores.
"RFID is the future of retail because it is a better way of managing inventory, period. Working with 65 or 75 percent inventory accuracy is a thing of the past. Every retailer can make more money by making replenishment more efficient, but that is just the start of what RFID can do," says Zander Livingston, director of RFID for American Apparel. "The business insight portion of the Xterprise solution makes it possible for us to check, in real time, on the heartbeat of each store using the system today, but the deeper opportunity lies in the ability to scale and meet changing business requirements as we continue to grow."
With over 250 retail stores in the United States, Europe and Asia, each American Apparel store carries roughly 38,000 items. Despite the challenging market conditions, American Apparel has aggressive growth plans to establish 400 stores worldwide over the next several years. In order to make that a reality the organization required a repeatable, scalable store item-level inventory management solution.
"RFID is the future of retail because it is a better way of managing inventory, period. Working with 65 or 75 percent inventory accuracy is a thing of the past. Every retailer can make more money by making replenishment more efficient, but that is just the start of what RFID can do," says Zander Livingston, director of RFID for American Apparel. "The business insight portion of the Xterprise solution makes it possible for us to check, in real time, on the heartbeat of each store using the system today, but the deeper opportunity lies in the ability to scale and meet changing business requirements as we continue to grow."
With over 250 retail stores in the United States, Europe and Asia, each American Apparel store carries roughly 38,000 items. Despite the challenging market conditions, American Apparel has aggressive growth plans to establish 400 stores worldwide over the next several years. In order to make that a reality the organization required a repeatable, scalable store item-level inventory management solution.