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.

— Filed Tue, 16 Jun, 2026, 18:33 IST · Source Indiaretailing.com · Updated

Industry roundtable on RFID ROI in Indian retail: Tata Trent eliminated handheld scanning in warehouses via 100% vendor tagging across 300+ vendors over 18 months, driven by post-COVID store expansion and regional warehousing shift.

Why this matters

Tata Trent's RFID milestone sets a new operational benchmark for Indian apparel retail, validating supply-chain digitization tied to its post-COVID store expansion and regional warehousing model.

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