Carrucci Shoes, a men's footwear brand originating from Los Angeles with nearly 20 years of history, is renowned for its high-quality formal, casual, and athletic shoes. Its products are distributed in department stores and boutique stores around the world, and are deeply loved by consumers. However, with the continuous expansion of business and the rise of e-commerce, Carrucci shoes are facing huge challenges in inventory management. To address these challenges, Carrucci shoes ingeniously utilized RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology to achieve a comprehensive overhaul of inventory management.

Introducing RFID to revolutionize inventory management

Last year, Carrucci shoes obtained an RFID technology authorization from the retailer selling their products. Faced with this technological opportunity, Carrucci shoes did not simply view RFID tags as a tool to meet the requirements of retailers, but chose to deeply integrate them into their internal inventory management system. By deploying the TagMatiks Wedge solution provided by RFID4U, Carrucci shoes have achieved full inventory monitoring from production to sales, greatly improving inventory accuracy and operational efficiency.

Before the introduction of RFID technology, the inventory counting of Carrucci shoes was both time-consuming and labor-intensive. The inventory check in the warehouse often takes employees half a working day to complete the inventory of one or two shoe styles, so a complete inventory check has never been conducted. This not only affects the accuracy of inventory, but also increases labor costs. The introduction of RFID technology has completely changed this situation.

Nowadays, every time a new product is packaged and labeled with RFID tags in the factory, these tags carry a unique ID code and are associated with the SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) number of the product. When the products arrive at the warehouse in Los Angeles, the staff only need to use a handheld reader to quickly receive and verify the products, without having to open the cardboard boxes one by one to check. This not only greatly improves the efficiency of inventory counting, but also ensures the real-time accuracy of inventory data.

RFID can also assist in e-commerce sales

With the rise of e-commerce, inventory accuracy has become particularly important for direct to consumer sales. Carrucci shoes aim to ensure timely and accurate delivery for both wholesale and retail customers when they purchase products online. The application of RFID technology enables this goal to be achieved. Now, when new orders arrive from the store, Carrucci shoe staff will prepare the shipping cartons and use a handheld reader to create an automatic record of the shipped goods. If errors occur during the packaging process, this technology can identify and correct them in a timely manner before the goods are sent to the store, greatly reducing order cancellation rates and customer refund rates.