US retail giant to implement radio tagging on underwear & jeans for better inventory tracking
Retail giant Wal-Mart will soon implement that installation of removable “smart tags” on underwear and jeans next month in a bid to improve its inventory tracking system. This development was reported by The Wall Street Journal.
The store staff can easily determine which sizes have been sold from the store’s shelves which in turn can make a report to have more items added in the stack.
Wal-Mart is optimistic that keeping the shelves well-stocked with this system can also reduce the instances of thefts made by employees.
Wal-Mart Executive Raul Vazquez said in an interview that the new system means that they can do their tasks with lesser time and in turn will increase productivity among the employees.
However, this move also received criticism from private groups, stating that these removable sensors could also mean that the malicious individuals or marketers can track the purchasers’ spending patterns.
