Nearly six years ago Walmart sent 500 shelf-scanning robots home after concluding that workers picking online orders could see the
Conversations On Retail
July 20, 2026
Join Mike Graen for his conversation with Justin Patton, RFID Lab Director at Auburn University, about what’s new in RFID for retail in 2024 and beyond.
About Auburn University’s RFID Lab
The Auburn University RFID Lab is a research institute focusing on the business case and technical implementation of radio frequency identification (RFID) and other emerging technologies.
About Mike Graen
With 40 years of experience working for Procter & Gamble, Walmart, and CROSSMARK, Mike Graen has seen the retail industry from every conceivable angle. From helping develop what would become Retail Link to investigating and leveraging the potential of shelf-scanning robots and RFID tech in stores, Graen has made a career out of using technology to solve business problems.
Series Sponsors
The On-Shelf Availability Series is presented by the Department of Supply Chain Management at the University of Arkansas, and proudly sponsored by:
– Badger Technologies
– Barcoding, Inc.
– bops
– Brain Corp
– Retail Insight
– SES-imagotag
– Trax Retail
– Wiliot