Checkpoint Systems Scales up RFID Project With Leading
European Apparel Retailer C&A to Reduce Out of Stocks
RFID Project Ensures That What C&A
Customers Look for Is Available for Purchase
MADRID, SPAIN, and THOROFARE,
NJ — May. 7, 2013 --
Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CKP), a leading global
supplier of shrink management, merchandise visibility and
apparel labeling solutions for the retail industry, today
announced that it is scaling up its Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) project with leading apparel retailer
C&A from five to 25 stores.
As part of the C&A project in Germany, Checkpoint is
providing
RF/RFID antennas, point of sale RFID solution, software
and consulting services.
The aim of the project is to ensure that the merchandise is
available on C&A store shelves in the right color, size and
fit so consumers can always find the item they want when
they are ready to buy. Implementing RFID in store means that
retailers are more effectively and efficiently able to
manage inventory and enhance loss prevention efforts.
C&A selected Checkpoint for the RFID project to analyze
processes and procedures for store deliveries, replenishment
and inventories. C&A already implemented source tagging with
Checkpoint for RF EAS several years ago, as a stepping stone
for a potential RFID deployment.
“C&A chose Checkpoint’s software solution to improve
inventory replenishment and to ensure on-shelf availability
for products such as women’s jeans or lingerie. The
objective is to improve the movement of merchandise from the
supply chain to the store and from the back room to the
sales floor inside the store,” commented Joachim Wilkens,
Supply Chain Development, C&A Group. “We have already
noticed a clear reduction in out of stocks and increase in
the availability of items on store shelves for purchase by
our customers where the Checkpoint RFID solution has been
installed.”
Checkpoint’s OAT Foundation Suite software provides
real-time accurate inventory visibility in the receiving
area, in the back room and on the sales floor. On a
day-to-day basis, this means that C&A store employees are
able to cycle count with a Motorola handheld RFID reader,
equipped with the Checkpoint Merchandise Visibility
software, allowing employees to maintain accurate perpetual
inventory. As a result, C&A knows exactly how much
merchandise it has left in store, in which part of the
store, and if it has to re-order items. The software’s
integrated reporting facility includes sales, stock and
replenishment data for the apparel retailer to get real time
and full visibility of its merchandise and sales.
Checkpoint’s RF/RFID exit door solutions for C&A deliver
loss prevention and inventory visibility benefits, and have
been specially designed with aesthetics that fit in
perfectly within the apparel retail environment. Either
discreetly attached to the ceiling or installed on each side
of the doors at C&A, the solution enhances loss prevention
integrity as the antennas will only alarm if an item that
has not been paid for moves through the store's exit doors.
At the point of sale in stores equipped with the RFID reader
solution, employees can place several items onto the counter
simultaneously, where they are automatically read and
processed during the transaction. This reduces the risk of
an employee forgetting to scan an item. The RF/RFID labels
can then easily be deactivated by Checkpoint’s
high-performance deactivation solution, enabling consumers
to walk out of the store without setting off alarms.
According to Per Levin, President, Shrink Management and
Merchandise Visibility Solutions, Checkpoint Systems, “As
apparel retailers and brand owners increasingly adopt RFID-based
solutions, they are looking for scalable, deployable and
operational solutions -- and we’re proud to announce that
our long-term partnership with C&A is extending to RFID
solutions to reduce out of stocks and increase customer
satisfaction.”
Contact:
GCC, Inc. (for Checkpoint)
George Cohen, 617-325-0011
george@gccpr.com
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