RFID Update: Financial Press Considers RFID's Potential

RFID received attention from the mainstream financial press today in the form of three articles, one in the Wall Street Journal, the other two on investor site The Motley Fool. Highlights of the articles are recapped here.

As the top story in the WSJ's Marketplace section, Wal-Mart's Radio-Tracked Inventory Hits Static (registration required) focuses on Wal-Mart's initiative and takes a generally gloomy view of RFID adoption. The article points to a number of negative indicators, including the fact that Wal-Mart's RFID footprint is far smaller now than originally hoped (5 distribution centers have RFID today, while the company was aiming to have 12 up and running by January of last year), persistent high costs and consequent supplier complaints of elusive ROI, and privacy concerns. Much of the story will be familiar to those that follow the RFID industry on a regular basis.

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