JOIN THE CLUB: Sam's Club suppliers not using RFID may face service charges

摘要

Wal-Mart has aggressively been implementing radio frequency identification into its stores and distribution centers, and now its warehouse store, Sam's Club, is doing the same. Beginning this month, suppliers shipping to the Sam's Club distribution center in DeSoto, Texas, will face a per-pallet charge if their pallets do not have an RFID tag, according to a letter sent to Sam's Club suppliers in January. The letter said the per-pallet charge would start at 2 dollar, rise to 2.50 dollar in October and go to 3 dollar starting February 2009.