RFID in the textile supply chain of Kaufhof (Smart Labels Europe 2005)

Mr Uwe Quiede, Project Manager RFID
Kaufhof Warenhaus AG, Germany
 

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Presentation Summary

  • Pilots and experiences of item level tagging
  • Roll out plans for item tagging for garments
  • Experiences of pallet level tagging at the Metro Group

Speaker CV

Name: Uwe Quiede
married, 1 son, 1 daughter
 
Born dated: 11.03.1963, near Bonn
 
Location: Cologne, Germany
 
School: university entrance diploma / A-level
 
Study: engine building, in particular conveyor technique and logistics
 
 
Work experience:
 
1987 - 1989: MTU Friedrichshafen (motors building), assistant head of dept. logistics
 
1989 - 1991: Wirtgen GmbH (road works machines), administrator logistics
 
since 1991: Kaufhof Warernhaus AG (retailer, departments stores)
 
tasks:
  • project manager for warehouse planing and realisation,
  • project manager for personal placement system, planing and realisation,
  • head of department business coordination in the warehouse of Cologne
 
 
since January 2002:
head of department labeling systems
 
since July 2002:
project manager RFID

Company profile

Head office:
50676 Cologne, Leonhard-Tietz-Strasse 1
Telephone: 02 21 / 2 23-0
Telefax: 02 21 / 2 23-28 00
www.galeria-kaufhof.de
 
Area of operation:
Germany and Belgium
 
Number of stores:
128 stores in more than 80 German towns and cities
(114 of these are department stores)
 
15 stores in 12 Belgian towns and cities
 
Sales lines:
Galeria Kaufhof, Kaufhof and Sports Arena
In Belgium: Galeria Inno
 
Main concentration:
Berlin 5 stores
Cologne 4 stores
Düsseldorf 4 stores
Munich 4 stores
Brussels 4 stores
 
Flagships:
Galeria Kaufhof Cologne Hohe Straße
Inno, Brussels Rue Neuve
 
Sales 2004 (net):
EUR 3,8 bn
 
Number of customers:
Around 2 million a day
 
Sales area:
1,5 million square metres
 
Number of employees:
25.000
 
Target groups:
Multiple target group of downtown shoppers
Core target group: customers in the 35 plus age group
 
Position:
Galeria Kaufhof as a department store with a speciality shop character and lifestyle competence; service and fun-orientated presentation
 
Range/Prices:
international brands/middle to upper middle
 
Galeria prototypes:
Düsseldorf Königsallee, CentrO Oberhausen, Wiesbaden,
Hamburg Mönckebergstraße, Essen, Leipzig, Chemnitz
 
 
(Date: june 2005)

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