reads enable tracking of store merchandise at the final point of exit validating sales and preventing inhouse fraud smart use of rfid technology enables retailers to track the precise movement of an item inside a store using a network of mounted sensors integrated with video data enables product tracking and brings down customer theft drastically rfid will provide retailers the ability to have a unique id per item itemlevel rfid provides significant protection against counterfeit items in the case of product returns exchanges and customer complaints this will contribute majorly towards loss prevention as it is possible to confirm whether a sold item being returned is the same and not a fake one instead using sewnin printed fabric labels pfl can deter theft and help identify fraud during merchandise return inventory management and product tracking the complexity in managing massive inventories at every link in the supply chain and providing actionable intelligence of products and shipping logistics is enormous a collaborative effort from all businesses involved is required to successfully improve processes meet customer demands reduce costs and increase profitability rfid tags will be printed and embedded into the apparel by the manufacturer work in progress can be tracked and automated shipping information will be updated to the central systems once the items are shipped to warehouses automated systems can trigger advance shipping notices by scanning the packages put out to the trucks rfid provides the intelligence necessary to maintain a small safety stock which equates to reductions in holding and labour costs and increased efficiency in the distribution centre and instore backrooms bulk rfid scanning can be used to verify items while picking and packing thus enabling fast scanning for inventory counts to schedule shipping and delivery as compared to manual methods rfid inventory counts are at least 60 faster automated store floor replenishment can be enabled using rfid tags and integrating pos to the backend inventory system based on items sold at the pos businesses can have accurate nearrealtime intelligence into inventory records and locate items in a facility at all times adopting itemlevel rfid can prevent inventory distortion and loss of sales increase inventory accuracy up to 99 and maintain it at 9599 this level of accuracy enables retailers to increase onfloor availability by up to 30 and successfully implement omnichannel strategies with rfid inventory counting can be done faster more frequently and with greater accuracy leading to significant reductions in outofstocks and improved revenue and gross margin improving customer experience rfid tags can help retailers track the customers shopping behaviour to identify why an item is not selling well for example if rfid data indicates that the item is taken to the fitting room but not converted to sale the problem could be with the fit rfid readers fixed at transition doors track product flow between the stock and selling areas exception reports and patterns help managers improve customer experience by putting out the best products matching their needs rfid can improve the checkout time customers