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How Will Walmart’s RFID Mandate Impact RFID Adoption in Retail?

Walmart's announcement may potentially accelerate the UHF RFID adoption process in other retail segments, inevitably driving other retailers to follow suit.

The big news in the RFID industry at the start of 2022 was Walmart’s announcement — the world’s leading retailer revealed plans to expand RFID use from retail apparel to other retail departments. The retailer requested that its suppliers for the departments listed above place Gen 2 UHF RFID tags, which has a frequency of 902-928 megahertz, on all items delivered to Walmart. • Home departments – Kitchen & Dining, Home DĂ©cor, Bath & Shower, Bedding, Furniture & Lu...

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