RFID Retail Solution: Levi Strauss & Co. Selects Tagsys For In-Store Apparel RFID Deployment

TAGSYS, the global leader in item-level RFID infrastructure, recently announced Levi Strauss & Co. will deploy TAGSYS' UHF readers in retail outlets in Mexico. Grupo Hasar, system integrator for the project and TAGSYS partner, is performing the software integration into the back-end system and deploying the overall solution.

The TAGSYS/Grupo Hasar deployment represents an expansion of Levi Strauss' RFID strategy to improve the customer purchasing experience by expediting the checkout process (especially during peak seasons) and to improve inventory management. For this application, Levi Strauss required a unique, cost-effective solution that offered high performance, reliability, an ergonomic design and easy integration capabilities. The TAGSYS reader combines leading UHF reader technology with a unique embedded antenna design that reliably inventories multiple stacked garments while not erroneously reading nearby items (a critical requirement in point-of-sale applications). The TAGSYS readers will be deployed in 40 Levi Strauss stores throughout Mexico.

"We are very pleased to be working with TAGSYS for our latest RFID deployment," said Abel Garcia, Director IT México of Levi Strauss. "We appreciate the innovation behind each of TAGSYS' solutions, which inevitably will help to enhance the effectiveness of our RFID implementation."

"TAGSYS provided the comprehensive pre- and post-deployment support that is critical to the success of any RFID deployment," said Gastón Eric Schmeling Renaud, México & Central America General Manager of Grupo Hasar. "We are happy to have found a supplier on whom we can rely to provide the innovative products and superior service we require to guarantee successful implementations for our customers."

"We are honored to have been chosen to provide these breakthrough RFID solutions to such a premier brand as Levi Strauss. And the opportunity to partner with Grupo Hasar is a critical component to our ongoing global success," said Elie Simon, CEO of TAGSYS. "This deployment represents a conscious effort on our part to build and deploy top-quality RFID solutions for the fashion and apparel market. From tag, to reader, to application station, to software – we are bringing our expertise of item-level RFID implementations to fashion and apparel."

For details on the solution deployed by Levi Strauss as well as other TAGSYS solutions, please stop by the TAGSYS booth at RFID Journal's AAFA Apparel and Footwear Summit, August 20-22 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City.

About Levi Strauss & Co.
Information of LEVIS at www.levistrauss.com/Company/

About Grupo Hasar
Grupo Hasar is a company dedicated to implementing solutions for a multitude of industries. with almost 30 years experience, Grupo Hasar has a presence throughout all of Latin America. The company is headquartered in Argentina with offices in Mexico, Chile, Paraguay and Peru. While our expertise in data collection provides real time information solutions, our core business includes warehouse, Voice Picking, Track and Trace, Sales & Work Force automation, POS, Market Analysis, Electronic Invoice and RFID… all requirements for the Supply Chain. With more than 1,000 implementations and more than 15,000 end users, Grupo Hasar provides services for all our software including Project Design, Technologic Research, Setup, Training, Control and Maintenance. More information on Grupo Hasar can be found at www.grupohasar.com

About TAGSYS
TAGSYS is the global leader in item-level RFID infrastructure. TAGSYS provides RFID systems and tags for end-to-end item-level tracking that automates labor-intensive processes, authenticates and safeguards goods, and enables real-time inventory and asset visibility. With a proven track record of delivering Reliable, Accurate and Secure (R.A.S.) RFID systems and tags, TAGSYS has deployed over 100 million tags and 60,000 reader systems to over 500 customers in more than 40 countries. TAGSYS' RFID solutions are currently being deployed in a range of highly specialized vertical markets that include pharmaceutical, fashion apparel, libraries, and textile rental. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts with offices and R&D Centers in France, in Pennsylvania and in Hong Kong. More information on TAGSYS can be found at www.TAGSYSrfid.com.

SOURCE: TAGSYS