Omni Talk Retail Walmart Cracks The Code - RFID Fresh Food Revolution | Fast Five Shorts
Nov 1, 2025
Walmart and Avery Dennison have achieved a groundbreaking advancement with RFID sensors that work in cold, moist environments. This innovation promises to transform fresh food tracking, reducing waste and spoilage drastically. The discussion highlights how enhanced visibility in perishables can lead to better online grocery fulfillment. New food safety regulations are also driving this initiative, suggesting a significant shift toward smarter stores and improved customer satisfaction, potentially reshaping the retail landscape.
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RFID Finally Works On Fresh Food
- Avery Dennison developed RFID labels that function in high-moisture, cold environments like meat, deli, and bakery cases.
- This breakthrough turns previously invisible perishables into trackable inventory with real-time freshness and expiry data.
Smart Store Vision Accelerated
- Walmart aims to build a smart store that mirrors e-commerce-level visibility for items and people in real time.
- Adding fresh-food RFID fills a major inventory blind spot and accelerates that smart store vision.
Tackling Waste With Item-Level Visibility
- Waste and spoilage are the top profit drains for grocers, making fresh-food visibility commercially critical.
- RFID on perishables addresses that pain point and can materially improve margins and sustainability.