The Internet of Things. How RFID helps keep tills ringing at Christmas
6 million rolls of Sellotape are sold in the run up to Christmas, 25 Million Christmas puddings are eaten in the UK each year and 83 square kilometres of wrapping paper is sold in the UK each Christmas. These figures indicate the scale of a retailers Christmas and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is playing a greater role in helping retailers to manage their volumes with greater efficiency. RFID is one of the base layers of the Internet of Things (IoT) hierarchy, so is a good place to start looking at the practical benefits of the IoT.By using RFIDs, all kinds of things can be