Half of Retailers Say Out-of-Stock Items Will be Biggest Challenge in 2023

DALLAS, TEXAS, 16th January 2023: SML RFID, an end-to-end RFID solution provider for global retailers, has today announced the launch of part one of its State of Retail 2022/2023 report, finding that 48% of retailers believe frequently out-of-stock items cause the biggest challenge to them serving customers in today’s retail environment. With an additional half (48%) of retailers reportedly seeing improving the in-store customer experience as a top priority throughout 2022, the report casts light on industry focuses and trends going forward into 2023. The first of a two-part series,…

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SML Exhibits its Enterprise Class RFID Software Clarity® Solution at Zebra Technologies’ NRF 2023 Booth

The Enterprise-Class Solution Enables Retailers to boost Inventory Accuracy, Supply Chain Visibility and Customer Experience. New York City, US – [January 11, 2023] – SML RFID, a global leader in delivering high-performance RFID solutions for the retail industry, will demonstrate its Clarity® Solution on Zebra’s TC21, TC52AX, and RFD40 in Zebra Technologies’ booth 3403 at NRF 2023. The NRF 2023 will be held from the 15th – 17th January at Javits Center, New York. SML is the global leading provider of end-to-end item-level RFID technology to the retail supply chain….

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37% of Retailers are Confident of Business Growth Within the Next Year Following COVID-19 Fallout

DALLAS, TEXAS, 4th November 2021: RFID specialist, SML RFID, has today announced that it has released part one of its State of Retail in a Post Pandemic Era report, finding that over one third of retailers feel confident in their business’ ability to grow within the next year, but recovery from the pandemic still remains a concern. The first of a two-part series, The State of Retail in a Post Pandemic Era, analyses responses from more than 500 independent senior decision-makers from apparel retailers within the US and UK. The…

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SML Enterprise RFID Software Division announces over 5,000 retail stores have deployed its Clarity® Application Suite

-RFID Provider Celebrates Numerous Significant Business Milestones- DALLAS, TEXAS 23 June 2021: Retail RFID technology leader SML RFID has today announced that its cloud-based item-level RFID software application suite, Clarity®, is now deployed in more than 5,000 stores in 34 countries, with more than 60,000 users using its RFID handheld application. During last year’s pandemic SML deployed its software in over 1,000 stores and managed over 1.5 billion unique RFID tags, processing over 25 billion RFID events. In addition, SML reports that retailers using Clarity® have improved their in-store inventory…

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SML RFID Launches High Performance GB32U9, Designed Specifically for Accurate Tracking of Pharmaceutical Items

DALLAS, TEXAS, 8 June 2021: RFID specialist, SML RFID, has today announced that it has launched the GB32U9, its first DoseID certified inlay and the latest addition to its range of high-performance RFID tags, explicitly designed for unit-of-use medications in pharmaceutical applications. The smallest inlay to date, which is certified by DoseID and ARC Spec S, the GB32U9 is equipped with the latest chip from NXP, UCODE9, enabling industry-best read sensitivity. This new inlay provides high quality and rapid inventory counting in dense RFID tag populations. The GB32U9 is designed…

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SML RFID Launches Dual Tag Technology – Combining UHF RFID with EAS to Enable Retailers to Effectively Track Inventory

DALLAS, TEXAS, 27 May 2021: SML Group, a global leader in delivering high-performance RFID solutions for the retail market, has launched its latest dual tag technology, the GB24U8. Combining item-level tracking abilities of RFID technology with the loss prevention capabilities of an Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) tag, the GB24U8 has been designed as a single tag optimized for a wide range of retail apparel applications. Incorporating UCODE8 capabilities from NXP, the GB24U8 enables retailers to use EAS solutions to combine traditional EAS functionality with the benefits of item-level RFID, including…

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SML RFID Launches Impinj M700-Based Tag Family Aimed at Reducing Tag Size and Increasing Performance

DALLAS, TEXAS, 8 April 2021: RFID technology leader SML RFID, has today announced the launch of a tag family, built on Impinj M700 series chips, set to reduce the size and cost of RFID tags for retailers. The family is currently home to six tags, including the GB3, GB4, GB5, Maze, GB25 and GB18. These are a full upgrade for all SML current major inlays. There are also additional tags which utilize the Impinj M700 series for closed loop customisable inlays. Dean Frew, CTO and Senior VP of SML RFID…

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SML RFID Launches High Performance GB3U9, one of the first UCode9 inlays in the market with broad retail certification from University of Auburn RFID Lab (ARC)

DALLAS, TEXAS, 6 APRIL 2021: SML RFID has today announced the latest addition to its range of high performance RFID inlays, one of the market’s first UCode9 ARC certified inlay – GB3U9. Designed to support retailers with a wide spectrum of inventory management and customer experience use cases, the GB3U9 is equipped with the latest RFID chip from NXP, UCODE 9, enabling industry best read sensitivity, resulting in high quality and rapid inventory counting in dense RFID tag populations. Available immediately, the SML GB3U9 provides a high-quality RF performance improvement…

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BEAUMANOIR partners with SML and pilots item-level RFID to enhance inventory accuracy & customer service within China stores

18th November 2019: SML RFID, a global leader in delivering high-performance RFID solutions for the retail industry, today announced that it has deployed SML’s RFID Inspire™ tags and SML’s Clarity® item-level solutions for apparel organization, BEAUMANOIR group, in a technology pilot aiming to enhance inventory accuracy and store efficiency. SML RFID has been working with BEAUMANOIR’s Cache Cache brand in China since March 2019. The retailer determined that it needed to improve efficiency around its stock-taking process by reducing the time and labour consumption in addition to improving transparency around…

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SML RFID opens new Retail Ideation Space in Corby, UK, to showcase retail technology innovations to enhance retail operations

14th November 2019, Corby UK – SML RFID, the leading provider of RFID tagging products and solutions, has today announced the launch of its Retail Ideation Space (RIS) in Corby, UK. The new space is host to the full suite of SML’s technologies that are defining the Next Era in retailing and highlighting SML RFID’s TotalCare offering. With over 40% of retail stores using SML’s Clarity® technology located in the UK, the Retail Ideation Space will provide retailers and brand owners with a real-world technology collaboration, enabling them to gets…

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