RFID in the Retail Industry, 2006-2011

This iDRD (Insight-based Data Rich Deliverable) is part of the Retail and Applications subscriptions and markets. This 14-page report highlights the latest RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) trends and insights in the Retail industry including the latest happenings with Wal-Mart and other retailers. Included in this report is the Retail RFID market forecast from 2006 through 2011. Retail includes establishments engaged in retail merchandising. RFID is a technology that uses small devices called tags placed on items (large and small), pallets, or packaged products that allows for the sensing bar code and other information from short distances without having direct line-of-sight. The Expert Guide for this report is Stephanie Atkinson.

Sources: Compass Intelligence’s segment and market forecasts, which include business expenditures, market demographics, and usage and adoption statistics are built using multiple sources, including proprietary Compass Intelligence research. These sources include, but are not limited to, secondary research, government data and statistics (e.g. Department of Commerce, Federal Communication Commission, Bureau of Labor Statistics and US Census Bureau), primary research, vendor-based research and in-depth interviews with key decision-makers, where relevant. Compass Intelligence selects data sources to provide greatest degree of perspective on each market or segment, in addition to the highest level of data accuracy, stability, and consistency over time.