Radio Barcodes at Tesco

 

Simon Palinkas is Radio Barcode Programme Manager for Tesco Stores Limited. Tesco is the UKs largest supermarket and one of the worlds leading retailers.

 

Simon has over 12 years experience in the IT industry and is now responsible for Tesco's leading Radio Barcode programme. Simon is currently in charge of implementing and trialling Radio Barcode technology at Tesco distribution centres and at the back of stores across the UK. His role includes establishing ways of working with Tesco's suppliers to understand how Radio Barcodes will deliver benefits throughout the supply chain, recently launching a Radio Barcode Supplier Working Group. Simon has also been working with industry bodies in the development of global standards for the technology.

 

Simon has spoken at a number of RFID conferences around the world and has established himself as one of the world's experts on Radio Barcode technology within the retail industry.

Tesco is one of the world's leading international retailers, with 2,365 stores and over 367,000 employees. The Group has a long term strategy for growth based on four key parts: growth in the Core UK business, to expand by growing internationally, to be as strong in non-food as in food and to follow customers into new retailing services. Tesco operates stores in the UK, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia, Turkey, China, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. Within Retailing Services, Tesco.com is one of the world's most successful online businesses, fulfilling 150,000 grocery orders each week and Tesco Personal Finance now has five million customer accounts.

Westin Copley, Boston, MA

March 28-29, 2006

 

The fifth event in this series - in previous years over 400 people and 45 exhibitors have attended.