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Metro set to move forward to Gen 2

Sunday, May 1, 2005 in Library

Trailblazing retail giant decides to keep rolling out after successful world-famous pilot program

By Stephen Barlas

With the Gen 2 standard all but a reality, Metro Group, the large German retailer, is getting ready to push its pilot RFID program to a second stage. Since November, 20 consumer goods vendors have been tagging pallets destined for 20 stores with a Phillips Electronics “hybrid” chip that straddles U.S. and European standards. The chips have been incorporated into inlays attached to pallets going to a few mammoth distribution centers such as its facility in Unna, as well as its Metro Cash & Carry and its Real and Kaufhof divisions.

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