Tata Trent eliminates warehouse scanning after 18-month RFID rollout across 300+ vendors
Industry roundtable flags Tata Trent as RFID benchmark: 100% vendor tagging over 18 months removed handheld scanning in warehouses. Post-COVID store expansion and a shift to regional warehousing drove the business case, reframing the ROI question for Indian apparel retail.
What happened
Trent Limited (Tata) · Industry roundtable on RFID ROI in Indian retail: Tata Trent eliminated handheld scanning in warehouses via 100% vendor tagging across
Key facts
- 300+ vendors
- 1.5 years rollout
- 15 months
Why this matters
Vendor ecosystems already tagging for Trent become acquisition or partnership leverage points, since 300+ compliant suppliers represent a transferable RFID-ready supply base.