TECHNOLOGY'S EDGE

RFID Inventory Management System

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Uptown Cycles, an independent retailer of high-performance cycling equipment, has deployed an RFID-enabled inventory management system from UPM Raflatac, Freedom Shopping, and Zebra Technologies at its store here. The FLiP system, designed by Freedom Shopping, integrates into Uptown Cycles' point-of-sale (POS) system, enabling the merchant to harness the power of item-level RFID tagging for electronic article surveillance (EAS) in order to increase inventory accuracy, reduce out-of-stocks, enhance customer experience, and improve store security.