SATO empowers Singapore fashion retailer

SATO has supported the implementation of an RFID inventory and stock-taking system for Decks.

The Singapore-based fashion retailer and apparel supplier has achieved greater efficiency and accuracy with Auto-ID solutions from SATO.

Decks was previously spending up to 600 worker-hours for its annual stock-taking with 88% accuracy.

It has now adopted RFID inventory system from SATO involving tagging apparel with RFID labels, and scanning incoming as well as outgoing items through an RFID enclosure.

This has simplified stock-taking as it is done with a simple sweep of a mobile RFID scanner.

“Today’s visit to Decks retail shop is an eye-opener for me,” said Singapore Minister for Manpower Lim Swee Say. “They have improved business outcomes for their company to create better jobs for Singaporeans and made their careers more meaningful.”

The Retail Sectoral Manpower Plan (SMP) builds a future-ready retail workforce with the skills required to support the sector’s transformation.

Retail SMP was developed by SPRING Singapore and the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) in consultation with industry stakeholders and unions.

Decks was hailed as an example for the retail sector at the launch of the Retail Sectoral Manpower Plan (SMP) by Say.

Looking forward, SATO will continue working with Decks through other retail solutions such as Anti-Theft and Self-Checkout and also help other players in this industry facing similar issues.

“With the retail industry growing more competitive and the rise of e-commerce and m-commerce changing the way consumers shop, retailers have to act fast to keep up and stay ahead in the game,” said Kelvyn Chee, managing director of Decks Pte. Ltd. “Besides stock-taking advantages, the new RFID system SATO provided also helps us achieve greater inventory data accuracy enabling us to ensure stock availability and customer satisfaction.”