May 24, 2004
When Wal-Mart Talks, Suppliers Listen
Information Week reports:
"It was at last year's Retail Systems conference in Chicago that Wal-Mart CIO Linda Dillman seized the industry's attention by announcing the goal of having the retailer's top 100 suppliers deliver cases and pallets with RFID tags by January 2005. Last week, Wal-Mart was back at the Retail Systems conference, promising to get 200 more suppliers into the RFID effort this summer and to keep the pressure on suppliers, tech companies, and even rivals to make RFID a reality. 'This joint work has ensured that many months, and even years, have been taken out of the traditional development cycle for a project like RFID,' Wal-Mart stores division CEO Mike Duke said." Read more
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