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I love uniqlo doubling down on tech. One thing I found really interesting is that inside the labels are small rfid (I think?) chips. At the cashier, the person

by dvcrn 8y ago

I love uniqlo doubling down on tech. One thing I found really interesting is that inside the labels are small rfid (I think?) chips. At the cashier, the person just folds them nicely, puts the pile of cloth on a metal pad and the system tells you how many items and how much it is. No manual code scanning!! The first time I noticed that I felt like a kid again discovering something magical. The next step was to have person-less cashiers with the same system which works great too. So a completely autonomous store was just the next logical way to go.

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bostonvaulter2 8y ago
Do those tags stay on the clothes afterward? Or are those external to the clothes?
- dvcrn 8y ago
  The staff told me it’s inside the price label so I’m guessing it stays on
calvinbhai 8y ago
I haven't noticed that in the US stores (NJ specifically). Is this specific to some countries where Uniqlo operates?
ObsoleteNerd 8y ago
Our local public library has a similar system. You check out your books by placing the pile on a sensor and a screen lists the books you placed there, then you scan your library card and it's done. To return them, you put them down a chute that scans them as returned instantly (then still goes into a bin for staff to return them to shelf). There's half a dozen of these automated checkouts, and 1 staff person elsewhere at a desk for support, questions, info, etc. There's also terminals all over the library that you can use to search for books, games, DVDs, etc, and it'll tell you where they are and if they're available or checked out, and if checked out, when they're due back so you can reserve them.
latchkey 8y ago
Source: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/uniqlo-announced-bring-rfid-labels-3000-stores-within-rfid-asia/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/uniqlo-announced-bring-rfid-l... https://www.fastretailing.com/eng/sustainability/report/pdf/sustainability2018_en_08.pdf https://www.fastretailing.com/eng/sustainability/report/pdf/...
lleims 8y ago
Decathlon in Spain has a very similar system. The first time I saw it I had the same reaction. Pretty exciting to experience it.

by dvcrn 8y ago

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bostonvaulter2 8y ago

Do those tags stay on the clothes afterward? Or are those external to the clothes?

dvcrn 8y ago
The staff told me it’s inside the price label so I’m guessing it stays on

calvinbhai 8y ago

I haven't noticed that in the US stores (NJ specifically). Is this specific to some countries where Uniqlo operates?

ObsoleteNerd 8y ago

Our local public library has a similar system. You check out your books by placing the pile on a sensor and a screen lists the books you placed there, then you scan your library card and it's done. To return them, you put them down a chute that scans them as returned instantly (then still goes into a bin for staff to return them to shelf). There's half a dozen of these automated checkouts, and 1 staff person elsewhere at a desk for support, questions, info, etc. There's also terminals all over the library that you can use to search for books, games, DVDs, etc, and it'll tell you where they are and if they're available or checked out, and if checked out, when they're due back so you can reserve them.

latchkey 8y ago

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/uniqlo-announced-bring-rfid-labels-3000-stores-within-rfid-asia/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/uniqlo-announced-bring-rfid-l... https://www.fastretailing.com/eng/sustainability/report/pdf/sustainability2018_en_08.pdf https://www.fastretailing.com/eng/sustainability/report/pdf/...

lleims 8y ago

Decathlon in Spain has a very similar system. The first time I saw it I had the same reaction. Pretty exciting to experience it.