Why is TOP Food & Drug using RFID technology?
RFID technology is much more durable, readable, writeable and secure than either barcode or magnetic stripe technology. Also, the RFID that we are using is called “close-proximity RFID” thus it can’t be read from someone with a reader standing close to you. Readable: Readable means that at the check stand, RFID is much easier to read than both Barcode and Magnetic stripe technology. This allows our checkout process to be quicker and with less error than those using Barcode or Magnetic stripe. Writeable: RFID technology allows us to assign multiple values and/or free products, special offers to our guests in a secure fashion. While values can be assigned to both Barcode and Magnetic stripe technology, RFID has a larger holding capability, is more flexible and also is much, much more secure – both using encryption and authorization. Durable: RFID technology handles things like heat, sunlight, abrasions, magnetic fields, dust, dirt and moisture better than traditional barcode or magnetic
