Checkpoint Systems Announces RF Source Tagging Alliance With Shore To Shore For Apparel Retailers.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 1997--Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CKP CKP Checkpoint CKP Crankshaft Position CKP Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (caste of Maharastra, India) CKP Chris Key Players (band) CKP Concept Knowledge Processing ) (NRF NRF National Retail Federation NRF NATO Response Force NRF National Research Foundation (South Africa) NRF Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (urban renewal funding package in the UK) NRF Nouvelle Revue Française Booth No. 519) and Shore to Shore, a leader in merchandise identification for the retail and apparel industries, have formed an alliance to provide retailers worldwide with merchandise labels and hang tags that contain embedded radio frequency (RF) security circuits. The paper-thin quality of the RF circuits allows them to be hidden (source tagged) completely in the merchandising hang tags. According to Dave Shoemaker, vice president of business development and source tagging at Checkpoint, paper-thin RF labels can be integrated into merchandise labels, including waistband tickets, pocket flashers and luggage tags. "RF technology delivers a powerful source-tagging solution because paper-thin RF labels integrated with Shore to Shore's merchandise identification tags are truly hidden for enhanced security," he said. "We are pleased to be working with Shore to Shore to meet the source tagging needs of our shared customer base." Shore to Shore works with some of the world's leading apparel designers and manufacturers, including Nautica, Liz Claiborne and Donna Karan. Said Karen Kurpicki, director of marketing for Shore to Shore, "Integrating the embedded RF circuit with merchandise tags allows us to supply the soft goods market with a value-added product on a worldwide basis. This integrated solution provides the merchandising of high-quality graphics, the utility of UPC (Universal Product Code) The standard bar code printed on retail merchandise, which is administered by GS1 US, Brussels, Belgium and Lawrenceville, NJ (www.gs1.org). barcode and the security of the RF circuit. We are currently producing integrated merchandise identification products for private label retailers such as Target and Venture Stores." Shore to Shore, headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, maintains a sales office in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , and operates production facilities in the United States, Hong Kong, China, United Kingdom, Turkey and India. Shore to Shore is a leader in the global sourcing and printing of graphic and bar coded hang tags and labels for the retail and apparel industries. The company's specialty is the integration of a customer's current graphic media with bar code and variable information. A proprietary electronic typesetting typesetting: see printing. typesetting Setting of type for use in any of various printing processes. Type for printing, using woodblocks, was invented in China in the 11th century, and movable type using metal molds had appeared in Korea by the 13th system and an emphasis on EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. and quality control provide the necessary controls to ensure that accurate scannable bar codes are provided worldwide. Checkpoint Systems, Inc., located in Thorofare, New Jersey Thorofare is an unincorporated area within West Deptford Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08086. , is a leading provider of integrated security solutions for retailers worldwide. The Company is also the leading provider of radio frequency (RF) source tagging, which allows its paper-thin RF tags to be embedded into product packaging. Visit Checkpoint Systems Inc.'s Website at: www.checkpointsystems.com CONTACT: Steve Gaynes Mallory Factor Inc. 212/350-0000 or Glenda Laudisio Checkpoint Systems, Inc. 800/257-5540 ext. 2411 |
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