Staples RFID Long-Range Inventory Tracking

Fujitsu successfully implements AbsoluteSKY's Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)-based intelliTRACKER suite in three months at STAPLES Business Depot’s first store. ...

... "STAPLES Business Depot, Canada's largest supplier of office supplies, business machines, office furniture and business services, worked with Fujitsu to install AbsoluteSKY's real-time, long range inventory tracking system in a 37,000 sq. ft. STAPLES Business Depot store in May 2007 as a test pilot. To date, roughly 1,500 SKUs have been tagged, and the system has been dynamically reporting inventory status and changes on a minute-to-minute basis as merchandise travels from receiving to store shelves, across retailer-defined zones and through the point-of-sale process. The results achieved illustrate a fully automated and highly accurate business system for item-level inventory tracking. " ...

Via AbsoluteSKY: Fujitsu Installation of AbsoluteSKY RFID System is Successful at STAPLES Business Depot

Staples Active RFID Pilot

Reusable tags are being piloted by Staples to validate effectiveness for item-level tracking. A sampling of its products will be tagged in the pilot with active RFID tags. Early data shows 100% accuracy for the active technology, cutting down on the cycle-counting process for retail inventory. The active tags are reclaimed at the point-of-sale and reused. ...

... "Staples in late May started its trial at one of its Montreal stores, selectively tagging about 2,000 items, representing some 300 SKUs out of the 7,500 SKUs in a typical location ... " ...

Via eWeek: Staples RFID