RAIN Alliance Reports 42.7 Billion Tag Chip Shipments in 2025 Adoption and new-program expansion continues despite macroeconomic factors Each year, the RAIN Alliance compiles shipment data from its leading tag manufacturer members — EM Microelectronic, Impinj, NXP, and Shanghai Quanray Electronics — to track how the market is moving. In
NOSBOSS => Not On Shelves But On Store Stock. The product is available in the store, but not on the shelf. The result: lost sales, a degraded customer experience, and store teams struggling with an avoidable problem. Many RAIN RFID projects focus on read rate but value is not
How Smart Tracking Boosts Efficiency in Modern Supply Chains A Joint Perspective from Lyngsoe Systems & Beontag Peak seasons push global supply chains to their limits. As order volumes spike and labor availability tightens, Returnable Transport Items (RTIs)—pallets, roll cages, totes, crates, and reusable containers—become the silent constraint that dictates
Walking away from NRF this year, one message came through loud and clear: retail is no longer just a merchandising business — it’s a technology business. Across conversations, booths, demos, and side events, our team consistently heard the same themes repeated from different corners of the show floor. Together, they
Efficient UHF | RAIN RFID Data Capture with USB Type-C RFID Reader Companies in logistics, industry, retail, and asset management are under increasing pressure to make their processes faster, more transparent, and error-free. Traditional barcode systems quickly reach their limits: line-of-sight is required, multiple items cannot be captured simultaneously, and
Checkpoint Systems, a global leader in RAIN RFID solutions for retail and industry, strengthens its position as an innovator in contactless identification by integrating the new RAIN RFID UCODE® X chip into its smart labels. Developed by NXP® Semiconductors, a leading semiconductor manufacturer, the UCODE X chip delivers enhanced performance,
The overall response from our Sustainability Community survey in 2025 was clear, RAIN technology has huge potential to enable circularity, accelerated by Digital Product Passports (DPPs), but three conditions must be met for this to happen. We need to close technology and lifecycle performance gaps, align on standards and
NRF 2026 is a rare chance for retailers to experience RAIN RFID in real retail use cases and explore the latest innovations firsthand. Across the NRF show floor, RAIN Alliance members will demonstrate how RAIN-enabled item-level visibility, automation, and smarter store operations come together to address everyday retail challenges. At
At the 2025 HSBC Golf Championship in Abu Dhabi, UAE, RAIN RFID technology played a key role in redefining the guest experience. To manage complimentary beverage entitlements efficiently and transparently, the organizers adopted an RAIN RFID-based beverage tracking system — designed to simplify service, prevent errors, and ensure accurate control
The Metal Skin ® Delta sets a new benchmark at 0.4 mm, while the Metal Skin ® Titanium delivers the smallest on-metal RAIN RFID form factor for compact and high-value assets, without compromising real-world performance. Xerafy, the specialist in industrial RAIN RFID tagging solutions, today announced the launch of the