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Source Tagging

Source tagging is the embedding of EAS (Electronic Article Surveillance)tags, usually Radio Frequency (RF) or Acoustomagnetic (AM), into consumer packaged goods during the manufacturing process. Prior to the initiation of source tagging programmes, most product tagging of retail merchandise was done in the store by staff.

Benefits Source Tagging offers two key benefits: - Reduction in the cost of electronically securing merchandise sold in retail stores - Expansion of the volume and variety of articles tagged to reduce shrink and improve product presentation

Source tagging was highly successful for a number of years and was adopted by both consumer packaged goods manufacturers and major retailers, many of which, such as Carrefour, Metro, Auchan, Target, Rite Aid, Walgreens etc., initiated global supply chain tagging programmes in high risk product groups such as wines & spirits, apparel, footwear, batteries, sporting goods and electronics.

Source tagging was seen as a cost saving measure that requires no manipulation of merchandise in store, speeding time to shelf and improving staff productivity and confounding thieves who were unsure as to whether products in a store were electronically tagged or not.