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Interactive RFID challenge

Find It Fast!

Can you locate a specific product the barcode way before RFID finds it? Search the sales floor, fitting room, and stockroom — then compare the experience.

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The challenge

The system says the item is in stock. Where is it?

First, search item-by-item as if you were checking barcodes. Then let RFID sweep the same store. The simulation is intentionally simple — the point is to show the difference between serial item checks and item-level visibility.

Round 1 · Barcode search

Find the matching item.

Look at the item below, then scan store items one at a time until you find the exact match. It could be anywhere in the store.

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Find this itemIt could be anywhere. Scan items until you find the match.

👀 Match the color, style and size. Move the barcode scanner over an item and click to scan it.

Scan any item to check its barcode.

Round 2 · RFID locator

Follow the RFID signal.

The store is reshuffled and you have a new target. Activate the RFID locator, then sweep through the merchandise. Like a Geiger counter, the signal gets stronger as you get closer. On a phone, simply scroll through the store. RFID reads several nearby items at once, and the Geiger-style beeps get faster and louder as you approach the target.

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Activate the locator to begin. Then sweep through the store and follow the signal.

Challenge complete

Speed is only the beginning.

The bigger advantage is knowing where inventory is so store teams can act on it.

Barcode search

RFID locator—

Followed the RFID signal to the target without serial barcode checks.

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Claim Your Spot on the Leaderboard!

Compete with other retail and RFID pros. The leaderboard is ranked by the fastest RFID locator time.

Your email and full last name are never shown publicly. We’ll send you a confirmation of your leaderboard result; the public leaderboard shows first name, last initial, company, score and date. See our privacy notice.

Find It Fast! Leaderboard

Top 10 results. For fun — the item placement is randomized each game.

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What can better item visibility unlock?

ReplenishmentBOPIS & SFSProduct searchException management

Illustrative simulation only. Real RFID performance depends on tagging, environment, reader configuration, process design, data quality, and operating practices.

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Ready to move from finding inventory to acting on it?

RFID Sherpas helps retailers turn item-level visibility into practical operating value.

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