Checkpoint Systems Announces Roll Out with Japan’s Major Chain AEON RETAIL and Introduction of RFID and Robots
January 05 2016 - 08:02AM
Business Wire
AEON RETAIL Reinvents Its Strategy to Reduce
Out-of-Stocks and Further Improve the Shopping Experience
Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CKP), a leading global supplier
of merchandise availability solutions for the retail industry,
today announced that AEON RETAIL, a major Japanese retailer, is
switching out existing acousto-magnetic (AM) electronic article
surveillance (EAS) systems for Checkpoint’s radio frequency
identification (RFID)-upgradeable RF EAS systems to improve
inventory management and the shopping experience.
AEON RETAIL will also pioneer Checkpoint’s RFID robot prototype
(Video) to automate the in-store inventory cycle-counting process
so it can improve inventory visibility and enhance the shopper
experience.
AEON RETAIL and Checkpoint have begun to implement
source-tagging for apparel and consumer packaged goods merchandise.
The source-tagging program will ensure merchandise arrives at
stores already tagged and shelf-ready. With these solutions in
place, AEON RETAIL aims to improve operational efficiencies with
accurate inventory visibility, automating tasks that allow staff to
focus their time on customer-facing activities, thus improving the
overall shopper experience.
AEON RETAIL has been piloting Checkpoint’s RFID solution and
will now expand it to its latest flagship store. It will utilize
Checkpoint’s OAT Enterprise software fully integrated into its
point-of-sale and point of exit systems and Checkpoint’s new UNO
RF/RFID label. This technology will enable AEON RETAIL to
automatically match its inventory with merchandise sales and
identify to the unit any items that left the store. The accuracy of
the information will help reduce excess inventory, reduce
out-of-stocks and improve operational efficiencies.
The flagship store will also feature a first of its kind,
Checkpoint’s prototype robot-enabled inventory counting solution.
The robot will automate the inventory cycle counting process to
eliminate human-error, reduce operational costs and shift what used
to be an employee task to value-added activities where they can
better serve the shopper.
AEON RETAIL ensures that the investment in EAS (EVOLVE iRange
P10) can be upgraded to RFID and the labels can be utilized in
conventional EAS or in an RFID-enabled store for both loss
prevention and inventory visibility.
“We are excited to work with AEON RETAIL on this RFID pilot, and
we are committed to a successful and evolving inventory
availability program for the company,” said Per Levin, President,
Merchandise Availability Solutions, Checkpoint Systems.
About AEON RETAILAEON RETAIL is the core company of the
AEON group, which gathers over 300 companies that support people's
daily lives. They operate 350 supermarkets in Japan's main island
and the Shikoku area. AEON RETAIL has launched the “AEON STYLE”
stores which offer a large selection of goods and high-quality
services such as the “AEON STYLE Makuhari – Shintoshin,” a flagship
store, which opened in December 2013.
About Checkpoint Systems, Inc.
(www.checkpointsystems.com)Checkpoint Systems is
a global leader in merchandise availability solutions for the
retail industry, encompassing loss prevention and merchandise
visibility. Checkpoint provides end-to-end solutions enabling
retailers to achieve accurate real-time inventory, accelerate the
replenishment cycle, prevent out-of-stocks and reduce theft, thus
improving merchandise availability and the shopper’s
experience.
Checkpoint's solutions are built upon 45 years of radio
frequency technology expertise, innovative high-theft and
loss-prevention solutions, market-leading RFID software, hardware,
and comprehensive labeling capabilities to brand, secure and track
merchandise from source to shelf. Checkpoint's customers benefit
from increased sales and profits by implementing merchandise
availability solutions to ensure the right merchandise is available
at the right place and time when consumers are ready to buy. Listed
on the NYSE (NYSE: CKP), Checkpoint operates in every major
geographic market and employs more than 4700 people worldwide.
Twitter: @CheckpointSys
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