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Two clothing retail stores in Singapore use an RFID labeling system to manage inventory, and use a handheld reader to obtain the ID number of the clothing label for inventory counting. According to Bella East Fashion Studio and 77th Street Pte. Ltd., after adopting the RFID system, the time spent on inventory is reduced from 12 hours to 25 minutes.
In March of this year, two clothing retail stores launched a pilot project to use Tracient Padl-R handheld RFID readers to track goods on shelves and replenish high-demand goods in time to obtain real-time inventory visibility.
Just like other clothing stores in Singapore, before adopting the RFID system, the two retailers used a manual system to check their inventory. Due to the time-consuming manual counting, the staff can only count the inventory a few times a year.
Using SeeNow’s “Smart Shop” inventory management system and Tracient’s Padl-R reader, inventory counting takes only a few minutes, so that inventory can be counted weekly or even daily. Both stores use high-frequency 13.56 MHz RFID tags, which comply with the ISO 14443 standard. The identification code of each label corresponds to the information of the labeled clothing stored in the inventory management system, such as the size, type and color of the clothing.
When new products arrive in the store, the staff will label each piece of clothing, but retailers hope that manufacturers (mostly from China) will be able to label the factory clothing in the future. When the goods are unloaded in the storage room and labeled, the staff uses a Padl-R reader to read the clothing label for the first time, and after the clothing is sent to the store, the label is read again. The label information is wirelessly uploaded to the Smart Shop inventory management system in the store computer along with the date the clothes were delivered to the store.
If a clerk or customer needs a particular piece of clothing, the clerk can type in the detailed information of the inquired clothing and quickly determine whether it is located in the storage room or on the sales floor. The clothing label is removed at the checkout counter and can be used again.
The operation of the pilot project was very successful. Inventory inventory has become much easier and the results have become more accurate. At the same time, labor costs have been greatly saved, and sales have also been increased by timely replenishment of high-demand goods. Now both stores choose SeeNow’s Smart Shop Solution to replace the original POS system. So far, Bella has purchased 2,000 RFID tags, 77th Street has purchased 1,000, and the price of each tag is S$50 (US$0.35), and the price of Tracient’s Padl-R HF reader is US$749.
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