Reuasable RFID

It is almost universally believed that item-level RFID tagging only makes economic sense for more expensive items. However, that belief is based on the assumption that the tags will be used only once. Staples is currently testing the concept of reusable tags at one of their Montreal locations.

"You can reuse these over and over again," said Joe Soares, director of process engineering for Staples and Business Depot., adding that he expects at least a five-year life for each tag, which would be removed at the POS. "If over a five-year term, you get 200 uses out of it, it comes down to 3 cents a use.”