Wal-Mart Plans to Add RFID to 500 More Stores

Wal-Mart Stores on Sept. 12 said it plans to bring another 500 stores online with its RFID (radio-frequency identification) initiative by the end of January 2007.

That will bring the total number of its retail locations using RFID to more than 1,000, though that represents about one-fourth of Wal-Mart's more than 3,900 locations in the United States.

A recent internal analysis of Wal-Mart's RFID efforts "reinforces the value of this technology for Wal-Mart, our suppliers and ultimately our customers," Rollin Ford, executive vice president and CIO, said in a statement.

"We're aggressively moving forward with the expansion of RFID-enabled facilities."

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Imagine having a $20 bill in your pocket that never runs out. Well now you can with a new device from a company called Dexit. Their solution is an RFID tag which you can clip to your key ring, keep it in your pocket to use when you purchase items that you would normally use cash to buy.