Supply Chain & Merchandising

A new era in Branding
New brand identification fasteners from Avery Dennison Retail Information Services give apparel brands and retailers an innovative new way to communicate and enhance brand identity by displaying highly visible printed brand names, retail names and logos on their products.

Making better use of retail data to reduce cycle times and inventory

With all of the hype, confusion and doubt surrounding the future viability of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, The Gillette Company remains unfazed, staying the course with a razor-sharp strategy that intends to mine the fathomless efficiencies that the electronic product code (EPC) offers.

Late last year, clothing manufacturer VF Corp. signed a three-year agreement to purchase RFID tags and readers from Alien Technology to identify products in cases and pallets headed to Wal-Mart and other retailers that use RFID.

When I recently tried to reminisce about favorite "Love Boat" episodes with a co-worker who is about 10 years younger than me, I received a look of bewilderment.

Adidas-Salomon Canada consolidates IT to boost customer service

In the May 2004 issue of Consumer Goods Technology, we reported on a developing story about the Pharmaceutical Industry RFID Group.

Even though the growth of supply chain software has cooled significantly since the hey day of the explosive growth seen in 2000, there is still a huge opportunity for vendors to adjust offerings to better suit the needs of clients, according to a 2004 AMR Research report.