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Announces RFID adoption roadmap starting with self-checkout security at supermarkets and other retailers

Started developing a self-checkout security system that matches RFID and POS data and uses AI to analyze the cause when necessary. It also established a roadmap to expand RFID adoption from high-value-added products and eventually deploy it at retail stores in Japan and overseas.

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Announced details

RFID-enabled self-checkout security system, tags that do not require rewriting, and an external POS integration system
Applicable field (uses covered by this announcement)

Retail businesses including supermarkets, home improvement stores, drugstores and convenience stores; self-checkout; security and loss prevention; inventory management; automated stocktaking; and labor-saving and unmanned stores

Registration number and expiry date

Completed an international application under the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty). Registration number and expiration date: Not disclosed

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Source (materials cited by the company)

National Retail Federation(NRF)『The Impact of Retail Theft & Violence 2024』、British Retail Consortium(BRC)『Crime and Shrink Benchmark 2025』、ECR Retail Loss『Self-Checkout in Retail: Measuring the Impact on Loss』『Global Study on Self Checkout Loss in Retail』、Grand View Research『Retail - Physical Security Market Statistics』

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Names of Products / Services CoveredRFID-enabled self-checkout security system, tags that do not require rewriting, and an external POS integration system
Applicable areaRetail businesses including supermarkets, home improvement stores, drugstores and convenience stores; self-checkout; security and loss prevention; inventory management; automated stocktaking; and labor-saving and unmanned stores
Registration number and expiry dateCompleted an international application under the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty). Registration number and expiration date: Not disclosed
SourceNational Retail Federation(NRF)『The Impact of Retail Theft & Violence 2024』、British Retail Consortium(BRC)『Crime and Shrink Benchmark 2025』、ECR Retail Loss『Self-Checkout in Retail: Measuring the Impact on Loss』『Global Study on Self Checkout Loss in Retail』、Grand View Research『Retail - Physical Security Market Statistics』
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To address fraud and missed transactions accompanying the spread of self-checkout, lower the cost and operational barriers to RFID implementation, and promote RFID adoption at retail stores.

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