DUSSELDORF, February 2009 – RFID is the basis for the digital supply chain for METRO Group one of the most important international retailing companies. TOSHIBA TEC’s RFID-enabled label printers successfully operate in one of the world’s most comprehensive RFID programs at METRO Group.

TOSHIBA TEC is a recognized leader in barcode printing, labelling, and EPC/RFID solutions with a product portfolio that includes entry-level thermal transfer label printers, desktop label printers and rugged, metal-encased industrial printers to high-end 600 dpi barcode printers for special applications.

METRO Group teamed up with TOSHIBA TEC to deliver the world’s most in-depth item-level pilot for a retail store environment at their Galeria Kaufhof department store in Essen, Germany. TOSHIBA TEC participates in the RFID item-level project with the high performance B-SA-4 desktop printer fitted with TOSHIBA TEC’s latest UHF RFID technology.

“With RFID we are able to control incoming merchandise at our warehouses and stores, have real-time access to inventory information and can improve the cooperation with our suppliers,” Dr. Gerd Wolfram, Managing Director, MGI METRO Group Information Technology said. “Besides the benefits of RFID in the supply chain, tagging individual items is also a promising way to provide theft protection.”

In another ground-breaking RFID program, METRO Group’s central cold storage warehouse delivers real-time inventory information with significantly improved efficiency. Here, METRO Group operates TOSHIBA TEC SX-5 RFID-enabled label printers at Germany’s largest cold storage warehouse.

About TOSHIBA TEC Europe

TOSHIBA TEC Europe (TERIS) manages product planning, marketing, sales, service support and distribution of point of sale systems, cash registers, scales, barcode printers, peripherals and software information systems throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. As a total solution provider, TOSHIBA TEC Europe offers a complete package from consulting and system design to system installation, operation and maintenance.
Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium TERIS has three divisions: the Retail division; the Auto ID division and the Services division.
TOSHIBA TEC is an independent operating company of Toshiba Corporation, the seventh largest electronics/electrical equipment company and the world's 91st largest company in terms of sales. Ranked by Fortune magazine as the eighth Most Admired Electronics Company in the World, Toshiba Corporation is a world leader in high technology products with more than 300 major subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. Fiscal year revenue in 2007 was approximately $76.6 billion.
For more information on TOSHIBA TEC point of sale systems, cash registers, scales, barcode printers, peripherals and software information systems, or for a dealer in your area, call +44 (0)870 890 7200 or visit the TERIS web site at www.toshibatec-eu.co.uk.

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