Checkout queues losing sales
Item-by-item barcode scanning sets a hard limit on throughput, and the customers who walk out of the queue are never counted.
Industries
Retail & Supermarkets
Full-basket checkout in one pass, shelf-level stock accuracy, and loss prevention that tells you which item left and when.
The problem
On-shelf availability nobody can verify
The system says in stock, the shelf is empty, and the product is in the back room.
Shrinkage without attribution
A gate alarm that does not identify the item leaves you with a number at year-end and no idea which lines to protect.
Stock counts that close the store
Manual counting means either overnight labour or closing the floor.
How we solve it
RFID self-checkout kiosks
The customer places the basket in the reader zone and the whole basket totals at once.
Smart carts
Items read as they enter the trolley, with a running total and a checkout that is already complete when the customer reaches the exit.
Shelf-level stock accuracy
Rapid handheld sweeps of the shop floor identify gaps and misplaced product, so replenishment is driven by what is actually on the shelf.
EAS gates with item identification
Exit gates that name the SKU, timestamp it, and pull the matching camera clip automatically.
The queue is the conversion problem
Retail loses more to abandoned baskets at a long checkout than most operators measure. RFID self-checkout reads an entire basket in a single pass — no unpacking, no orienting barcodes, no item-by-item beeping. A twenty-item basket clears in seconds.
Typical use cases
- Full-basket self-checkout
- Smart trolley checkout
- Daily on-shelf availability sweeps
- Apparel size and colour replenishment
- Item-level loss prevention at exits
- Click-and-collect order picking
/01
Seconds
To total a full basket, regardless of item count
/02
99%+
Shop-floor stock accuracy with regular handheld sweeps
/03
By SKU
Shrinkage attribution instead of a year-end total
Frequently asked questions
Does every product need a tag?
For self-checkout, yes — the reader can only total what it can read. Most retailers start with the categories where the return is clearest, typically apparel and higher-value general merchandise, and expand from there.
Can suppliers apply the tags for us?
That is the ideal end state and it is standard practice in apparel. Until suppliers are onboarded, tagging happens at your distribution centre or in-store with an RFID printer — we specify and supply both.
What stops someone removing the tag?
Nothing stops a determined person, and no retail loss prevention system claims otherwise. Tags are placed to be difficult to remove without damaging the product, and the exit gate combined with camera footage makes the attempt visible.
Let us look at your retail & supermarkets operation.
Site surveys and first consultations cost nothing. If RFID or surveillance is not the right answer for you, we will say so.