Merchandising & Store Ops

Apparel chain lifts inventory accuracy to 99.2% with 500-store RFID rollout

A North American apparel chain completed a 500-store UHF RFID deployment in 2025, raising inventory accuracy from 67% to 99.2% and reducing stock-outs by 53%.

The numbers

  • 99.2% Post-RFID inventory accuracy across the 500-store fleet.
  • 67% Pre-RFID baseline inventory accuracy before deployment.
  • 53% Reduction in stock-outs after RFID implementation.
  • 500 Number of stores in the UHF RFID deployment.
  • 4.2% Same-store sales lift within six months post-deployment.

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