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It's the cost of RFID tags that makes this not viable for grocery. Grocery has much lower value per item so the cost for each tag is prohibitive. Last time I ra
by pedrocr 3y ago
It's the cost of RFID tags that makes this not viable for grocery. Grocery has much lower value per item so the cost for each tag is prohibitive. Last time I ran that math it would wipe out the entire margin of the business. Grocery retail operates by huge volume over very small per-item margins.
- wenc 3y agoGrocery also has a much larger set of SKUs and lots of low-margin items. RFID makes sense for mid to higher value items that have limited SKUs.