According to RFID Magazine, Walmart USA has notified suppliers that it is required to expand its labeling into a number of new merchandise categories that will carry RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) smarts as of September. Labels are available in Walmart stores.

Bel Acoustic Group supplies RFID tags according to the standards specified by Walmart, and the chip suppliers are in the 7 designated lists and meet the Auburn standard, GS1 standard and ARC certification standard. In addition, Bel Canto has prepared professional labels for 57 types of products of different items, and can provide suppliers with RFID labels that conform to Walmart standards as quickly as possible to meet Walmart's requirements for reviewing samples and the time points for products to be put on the shelves.

Opportunities and challenges in the retail industry
As early as 2005, Wal-Mart required its top 100 suppliers to adopt RFID technology.
Today, Walmart has expanded the field of RFID, including the following:
1. Household items
2. Toy products
3. Electronic products
4. Car battery
5. Clothing
6. Sporting Goods
This is an unprecedented opportunity and challenge for the retail industry.

Bel Acoustic Group has always been deeply involved in RFID solutions, and we have developed close partnerships with all walks of life around the world. Bel Canto will leverage its 49+ years of industry experience and scale advantages to provide RFID electronic tags for brand manufacturers in the retail industry, helping brands deploy RFID solutions quickly, efficiently and successfully.

Walmart's requirements for RFID tags
Simon Langford, who leads the implementation of Wal-Mart's RFID technology, once said: "A global open standard can reduce the cost of implementation for all enterprises. It's done, it's out, and that's what the industry needs."

Walmart first began adopting RFID technology in 2000, before international standards for RFID existed, and along with a number of other early adopters, Walmart helped develop the ISO 18006-C standard and the "second generation" RFID tag scanner standard, which today There are also new requirements for RFID tags.

RFID Tag Requirements
Label form:
Quick solution: general-purpose RFID-embedded hangtag or general-purpose RFID-embedded sticker without UPC
Advanced solution: universal self-adhesive stickers with embedded RFID and UPC.
Ideal solution: RFID-embedded tags or packaging for brands.
Label certification standards:
-GS1 RFID serialized encoding standard global unified encoding standard
-Auburn University RFID Lab tag placement standards
- ARC inlay standards ARC certification standards

Manufacturer brands can choose their own labeling and packaging suppliers, as long as they meet the standards and are certified.
Bel Acoustic cooperates with a number of suppliers that meet the Auburn standard, and the RFID chip supplier is also in Walmart's list of designated chip suppliers, and has supplied Walmart RFID labels to multiple brands for many years, fully compliant with specifications and standards.

- Auburn Standard: Compliant with the Auburn University RFID Laboratory Standard, which was established in 2005 to understand how RFID can bring value to the retail market, evaluate how RFID technology can be integrated with existing facilities, and collaborate with Walmart, Retailers such as JCPenney, Nordstrom and Dillard's have collaborated.

Facing the labeling and packaging needs of different products, Bel Acoustic has strong capabilities of compounding, coding, and printing - it can compound RFID chips on various label materials, and customize and produce products that meet international standards for brand manufacturers who are ready to enter Walmart. Labels of specifications and sizes, so as to easily deal with various packaging materials.

Walmart RFID Label Sample
Why Walmart uses RFID
According to Advertising Age, Walmart's statement to its suppliers stated, "As this program is successfully implemented, Walmart plans to continue to expand the program to other departments and merchandise categories. RFID will help improve inventory accuracy, thereby Bringing customers a better in-store shopping experience, more online and in-store pickup capabilities, and more sales opportunities.”

Walmart's use of RFID has brought the warehousing link in the field of logistics management into an information age, so that the market circulation and behavior of each commodity can be traced back, and the data information collected in the inventory management system can be obtained in real time, simplifying Data processing, digitization and informatization of the entire logistics link, improve logistics management efficiency and reduce personnel demand.
Not only that, RFID technology effectively reduces the labor cost of supply chain management, makes information flow, logistics, and capital flow more compact and effective, increasing benefits.

Image source: Walmart official website

We have reduced inventory by 80% globally, and the goods flow cycle is 3 times faster than before. Suppliers are already seeing an increase in sales. We've also been doing some testing recently and it has shown a 20% improvement in the flow-to-stock ratio (i.e., inventory that is continuously updated). ” – Dillman, CIO of Walmart
This also proves the reason for Walmart's success: "Only when the information of each item is effectively obtained can the data accuracy, operational performance and return on investment be truly improved."

What can bel can do for you
1. Conforms to requirements & has certified labels
The products we offer meet
- GS1 RFID serialized encoding standard
Global Uniform Coding Standard
- Auburn University RFID Lab tag placementstandards
Auburn University RFID Lab Standard
- ARC inlay standards
ARC certification standard
2. Global stocking and stable supply
Bel Canto's strong supply capacity can meet the needs of the brand's large-scale supply.
Bel Acoustic has more than 20 RFID supply sites around the world. Facing the substantial increase in market demand, Bel Acoustic has made a lot of preparations for the label upgrade of manufacturers and brands to meet Wal-Mart's requirements for reviewing samples and the timing of product listings.
In addition, from March to June, all Walmart suppliers are required to provide RFID labels to RFID LAB for approval. Bel Acoustic can provide you with RFID solutions and make samples for suppliers upon request.
3. Convenient and fast ordering system
Users can place orders through eMax 5.0, the RFID tag ordering system customized by Bel Canto for customers. Bel Canto will give back to customers with quick response, high-quality products and services.
4. In-plant printing solutions
In order to help customers reduce costs and improve efficiency, Bel Acoustics has launched IPPS solutions, namely in-plant printing solutions. When customers use Bel Canto's IPPS solution to print labels, they can save the transportation and delivery time after label printing, and can quickly match the products associated with the labels and ship them to downstream retailers and distributors.
When IPPS is put into use, customers who need label printing will have semi-finished products in their hands. Customers can print small batches locally through the Internet as they wish, and even replenish the goods. Everything is under control.