Sam's Club Shopper in Texas May Be First To Get RFID Tagged Items
Sam Club shoppers in the State of Texas may be the first in the nation to take home products that are tagged with RFID tracking technology. The technology is desired by retailers because of its ability to assist with keeping track of items in the retail chain from manufacturer to warehouse. Because of the design of Sam's Clubs, which sales items in bulk in a warehouse setting the tags associated with bulk packaging that would have been removed in traditional retail setting will leave the store with the customers. Unfortunately, most of these shoppers will be unaware of the technology's presence or its significance.
Gauging consumer Knowledge and Sentiment, CR80 News, December 26, 2004.
