Gillette moves RFID tags from packages to pallets.(Computer Chips)(Brief Article)
Official Board Markets, August, 2003
Gillette has purchased small RFID tags to incorporate in its pallets and cases so its products can be tracked between the company and the store. A Financial Times article reported the company has abandoned its plans to test the technology on retail shelves, which would allow Gillette to track individual packages of razor blades or batteries.
Now, the company will focus on stock management rather than individual product tracking. RFID tags work like wireless, invisible barcodes. In a previous press release, Gillette said if the RFID technology was successful, up to half a billion tags could be placed on Gillette products over the next few years. Critics complain that the chips would infringe shoppers' privacy and could be used to track products...
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