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Retail verified Verified Outcome TRL 9

Item-Level RFID for Inventory Visibility

domain Client: A major global sportswear brand handshake Provider: Internal / Avery Dennison schedule Deploy: Q4 2022 (Review)
95 Impact
Enterprise Ready
Evidence Score: 5/10
Strength: Very High

Executive Summary

ANALYST: COI RESEARCH

To solve the 'phantom inventory' problem and enable omnichannel fulfillment (Ship-from-Store), the brand tagged nearly 100% of its footwear and apparel with UHF RFID. This allows for rapid cycle counts using handheld wands, ensuring that the stock shown online matches physical reality.

rate_review Analyst Verdict

"The backbone of modern omnichannel retail. Without RFID, inventory accuracy hovers around 65-70%. With RFID, it exceeds 99%. This accuracy unlocks the ability to confidently expose store inventory to online shoppers without risking cancellation emails."

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Full Audit Report Available Includes Risk Register, Technical Specs & Compliance Data.

warning The Challenge

Inventory inaccuracy is the silent killer of retail. Manual counts are slow and error-prone. The brand could not effectively implement 'Buy Online Pick Up In Store' (BOPIS) because they couldn't trust that the shoe listed in the system was actually in the box on the shelf.

psychology The Solution

RFID inlays were embedded in hangtags and shoeboxes at the factory source. Store associates use handheld readers to sweep the sales floor and backroom weekly (or daily). The data is fed into a cloud inventory service that updates global stock availability in near real-time.

settings_suggest Technical & Deployment Specs

Integrations
ERP, OMS (Order Management System)
Deployment Model
IoT / Cloud
Data Classification
Inventory Data
Estimated TCO / ROI
High (Tag cost)
POC Summary (2018-01-01 to 2019-01-01)

"Pilot in select US stores before global rollout."

shield Risk Register & Mitigation

Risk Factor Severity Mitigation Strategy
Tag Pollution Low Encoding standards (GS1 TIPP) to prevent cross-reads.
Privacy Low Tags are passive and typically discarded by consumer post-purchase.

trending_up Impact Trajectory

Audited value realization curve

Tagging of hundreds of millions of items annually Verified Outcome
Primary KPIInventory accuracy improvement from ~70% to >99%
Audit CycleReduction in 'out of stock' cancellations

policy Compliance & Gov

  • Standards: GS1 Standards
  • Maturity (TRL): 9
  • Evidence Score: 5/10
  • Data Class: Inventory Data

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Verified Case Study
PDF • Version 1
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Technical Audit
PDF • Audited
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The "Blind Verification" Protocol

How we verified these outcomes for A major global sportswear brand without exposing sensitive IP or identities.

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1. Raw Evidence

Audit ID: #PRIV-815
Evidence: Direct SQL Logs
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2. Verified Asset

Outcome: Verified
Ref ID: #COI-815

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