New Jersey-based retail technology company Checkpoint Systems has expanded its Halo IoT RFID software platform.

Halo 12.2.0 has improved replenishment capabilities and expanded language options for increased usability and quicker international rollout capabilities. It also offers extended enterprise reporting and enhanced omnichannel in-store fulfilment capabilities. The later helps retailers support omnichannel in-store, delivering improved financial performance and an enhanced customer experience.

The replenishment feature aggregates and lists the products to be picked, grouping single items together, as opposed to individually, speeding up ecommerce processes. The store employee also has an option to pick items or model SKU depending on their product master, making the process of locating stock and delivering it to the shop floor easier and more efficient. Not only does this reduce time and improve in-store operations, it also means customer wait time is reduced, improving the in-store experience.

A data-driven RFID retail product for connected stores, Halo is an action-centric platform that facilitates efficiency, driving revenue generating actions. By delivering near-real-time targeted and actionable insight, retailers can accurately and effectively set tasks to be automatically generated. Halo is proactive, rather than reactive.

The enhanced replenishment capabilities make picking and sales floor stocking easier, faster and more efficient. This saves retailers time, improves the customer shopping experience and drives increased revenue.

Expanded in-store receiving capabilities provide stores with improved insights into stock arrivals, driving sales by ensuring the stock gets onto the sales floor faster.

It enhances omnichannel in-store fulfilment with expanded shipping and packing capabilities. Retailers can make the most efficient use of their bricks and mortar stores to handle omnichannel purchases.

RFID label optionsinclude tagging features that are compatible with a wide variety of label options, providing easy-to-use processes that make a shop worker’s job more efficient.

Expanded reporting capabilities provide a comprehensive performance overview of the business with metrics on KPIs that facilitate enterprise-wide successes all in one easy-to-access location.

Increased RFID device options make the software platform compatible with a wider range of devices already deployed by stores. And more inventory count options come via a standard API that simplifies connections to different fixed sensors, robots and drones. This makes the stock counting process more accurate and efficient.

Expanded translation capabilities facilitate quick and efficient customisation to local dialects so Halo can be deployed faster across an international estate.

“With a regular cadence, Checkpoint provides ever-expanding capabilities of the Halo RFID software platform,” said Phil Fisher, Halo software product director at Checkpoint System. “We have a technical team dedicated to constantly developing and improving the features so we can plan and release updates, delivering changes that have a positive impact on retailer operations. As a result, Halo will continue to evolve and help retailers improve their financial performance, support omnichannel and enhance consumer experiences.”

Halo is a software-as-a-service platform that is part of Checkpoint’s RFID offering for retail. It tracks every tagged piece of merchandise across a retailer’s supply chain by collecting data from RFID readers in stores and distribution centres. The platform synchronises with enterprise resource planning and warehouse management software, driving inventory accuracy, on-shelf availability and efficiency across the entire supply chain. The store inventory SaaS package enables cycle counting, shelf replenishment, display compliance, efficient receiving and shipping of goods, and omnichannel order fulfilment, all with data-driven task management capabilities.