Wal-Mart Says Use RFID Tags or Pay Up
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Wal-Mart chose Sam’s Club rather than its main superstores for a number of reasons. One is that Sam’s Club has far fewer suppliers than its normal stores. A second reason is that Sam’s Club customers buy in bulk, often in larger-sized packets than in its other stores and by the pallet itself on occasion. The result is fewer and less costly RFID tagging overheads for suppliers.
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