RFID for operational efficiency in fashion retail

Summary

Give store teams more time for customers

Fashion retailers are expected to deliver a strong customer experience while store teams manage more tasks with fewer colleagues. Digital and omnichannel initiatives add to that workload.

Operational efficiency means making in-store work simpler and faster so associates can focus on the activities that create value for customers.

Make inventory, search and refill more efficient

RFID makes frequent inventory counts practical: the video notes that up to 10,000 items can be counted per hour. Counting both the sales floor and stockroom also gives teams a clearer view of where products are.

That visibility improves item search for customers, online orders and transfers. It also supports targeted refill by showing which sizes are on the floor and in the stockroom, helping visual-merchandising targets translate into better availability.

Extend item-level control to shipments

RFID can streamline incoming and outgoing shipments as well as in-store work. A handheld reader provides item-level information on what arrives from suppliers or distribution centres and what leaves for other locations.

Replacing manual checks with faster RFID verification makes the process more efficient and creates more reliable data for the next step in the product journey.

Speed up checkout and keep products available

At the point of sale, RFID enables multiple items to be scanned at once instead of one barcode at a time. The video highlights potential efficiency gains from RFID checkout, with further improvement when RFID EAS removes the need to attach and detach hard tags.

Sales information is available immediately, which also helps teams identify what needs to be refilled so products can return to the sales floor faster.