RFID Tags Ready or Not Here They Come
Wal-Mart admits that its ambitious timetable for delivery of all goods by vendors will not be met. However, they are still working for all suppliers to have Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology on all bulk deliveries of merchandise to their stores by 2005. RFID systems use electronic readers to retrieve digital data stored in microchips embedded in plastic product tags. Because of public reaction regarding privacy concerns the application of the technology to individual sales items has been curtailed.
Wal-Mart Hits Snags in Push to Use Radio Tags to Track Goods, New York Times, March 29, 2004
