I.T.’S. was an early adopter of EPC/RFID: the company’s
management realised the many advantages this
technology could bring to their stock management,
store operations and logistics and decided to use this
as a competitive advantage. As a result, they were the
Whether jackets, skirts, trousers or socks, every single item
in every I.T.’S. store has a hangtag or product label with an
EPC/RFID chip embedded in it.
The system was developed by Toshiba TEC and Sumikin
Bussan. It follows the implementation guidelines issued
by the Japan Apparel Fashion Industry Council (JAFIC).
This guideline, developed with the support of GS1 Japan,
Gen2 tags.