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The Global Reach and Sustainable Impact of Green RFID Technology

Retail TouchPoints

RFID Technology and Sustainability RFID technology is the key for retail businesses to unlock greater sustainability and efficiency in their supply chain management. Especially in this era of fast fashion, most retail products are produced overseas and shipped thousands of miles to their destination.

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How to join the dots between seemingly disparate customer demands; sustainability and value

365 Retail

This strategy is a nightmare for sustainability, encouraging a fast-fashion mentality and contributing to increased carbon emissions and landfill. . Consumers take advantage of free returns with streamlined processes to try before they truly buy and often over-order to return the bulk of their purchases.

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How the end of de minimis is forcing a global reset in retail supply chains

Inside Retail

Enabled by the e-commerce explosion and accelerated by Covid-era consumption, this loophole helped supercharge the rise of ultra-fast fashion giants. For Chinese ultra-fast fashion companies, they can no longer race ahead on the fuel of tariff-free logistics. In fiscal 2024 alone, more than 1.36