ETD: 811 Student Chic Is Remaking Itself; Bermuda's
e-business; Military releases final RFID policy
E-Tailer's Digest
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Thu Aug 19 11:27:55 GMT 2004
E-Tailer's Digest --- Everything for the Retailer
Issue #0811 August 19, 2004
George Matyjewicz, Moderator mailto:georgem at gapent.com
Published by: GAP Enterprises, Ltd. http://www.etailersdigest.com
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CONTENTS
[1] Greetings
[2] Student Chic Is Remaking Itself
[3] Bermuda's e-business
[4] Military releases final RFID policy
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[1] Greetings.
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Hi All:
Jan Owens brings to us some interesting information on student chic. It's
something to consider if we sell to that market. Perhaps we can be ahead
of the curve. Along those same lines, are you ready for the back-to-school
season?
Resident Bermuda expert Richard Woolnough brings us more first hand news
from the island. It makes me want to go back to the islands.
The US military has released its final RFID policy. The largest retailer
in the world (WalMart), the military and transportation (EZ Pass) have all
embraced RFID. It is upon us and will grow significantly. Are you ready?
Tell us about your business which will remain for posterity at
our "Members: Who Are You?"
site. http://etailersdigest.com/resources/members/index.htm And we have a
form there for you to tell us about you. As I said when I first proposed
this idea, we have "known" each other for a long time, yet we often don't
know anything about each other. So, tell us who you are and what you do.
Now, let's get to everything for the retailer.
Sincerely
George Matyjewicz, PhD
Chief Global Strategist, GAP Enterprises, Ltd.
mailto:georgem at gapent.com
http://www.etailersdigest.com
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[2] Student Chic Is Remaking Itself
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If E-Tailer Digest readers are interested in following clothing trends in
the under-25 set, this article describes a shift from grungy, "kid" clothes
to more of a polished, preppy look. Given the age of this group, preppy is
a style that many haven't experienced yet -- it's new to them. While I
don't plan on wholesale wardrobe conversions, the new pieces bought this
season may include something more polished. Don't count out jeans, but
you'll probably see less of the ripped, heavy-metal variety that exposes
the most skin. Also of note: some teenagers are actually taking their
PARENTS along!
Also: the budget of the back-to-school crowd increasingly includes
technology as much as clothing, i.e. computers, cell phones, digital
assistants, wireless upgrades, etc.
A sidelight: at last spring's graduation, a parent came up to me to shake
my hand. It seems that I convinced her son to buy a navy blue blazer (This
is part of my "Grow Up" lecture that is delivered humorously, but
seriously.) "He doesn't carry himself like a teenager anymore -- he's a
young man when he wears it." Let's hope it catches on.
Here's the link...
"Student Chic Is Remaking Itself, Trading Grunge for Cable Knit"
While young people do not generally want their fall fashions to be labeled
"preppy," clothes are taking on some of those characteristics.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/16/business/16preppy.html?ex=1093771108&ei=1&en=53770ac486804045
Jan Owens
+++ [Moderator's Comments] +++
Thanks Jan. It's always nice to see kids grow up. Of course, some believe
we are all kids at heart and some of us never grow up ;-).
Your lecture sounds interesting. While I hate suits and ties, and rarely
wear them, when I do I feel much different. So it has to have a bearing on
kids, and I believe a lot of it has to do with attitudes.
The dotcom era spurred a new breed - the techies of yore came to the
forefront, i.e., those guys who used to work in the back room, never seeing
people, to whom we slipped lunch under the door. They were/are great at
what they do, but have a problem dealing with anything but technology.
With dotcom, these folks came to the eyes of the world and worked the same
as before - program and not worry about the business. Investors got wise
to that and brought in the "grey hairs" to manage the businesses, while
these folks plugged away at what they did best. Unfortunately it was too
little too late.
Let's hope this new era does better.
George
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[3] Category 3 hurricane couldn¹t stop Bermuda's e-business
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Always happy to see a mention of Bermuda in the Digest, normally from Jan
Owens.
Bermuda is going flat out to develop e-business on the Island and the
report you mentioned touches on many aspects. Fuller information is
available in a PDF file on the web site at
http://www.bermuda-ebusiness.bm The link is a very long one but is in the
Press Releases section marked as "E Business Assessment".
Anybody clicking on the link in your article today will get a box coming up
asking for a password etc. Just click 'cancel' and you will get to the page
without any problems.
Bermuda is certainly a great place to live and work (despite the price of gas)
Best regards
Richard Woolnough
Bespoke Solutions Ltd
www.BespokeSolutionsLtd.com
+1(441)295 0951
We can tailor your business
+++ [Moderator's Comments] +++
It's always nice to hear from you Richard, even though I am jealous. ;-)
Bermuda is fast becoming a leading e-commerce home, much like it is a
premier re-insurance mecca.
George
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[4] Military releases final RFID policy
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In an article in Frontline Solutions by Brian Albright it is reported...
The U.S. Department of Defense released its final policy for adoption of
radio frequency identification (RFID) in the supply chain. A memo issued by
Acting Undersecretary of Defense Michael Wynne outlined the military's
plans for both passive RFID (based on the Electronic Product Code) and
active RFID technologies.
The memo expands on the draft policy announced in February, and very little
has changed since then. Starting in October, all new material contracts
with delivery after Jan. 1, 2005, will require passive RFID tags on cases,
pallets and high-value items with Unique Identification codes (UIDs). It
further directs all agencies within the Department to use active tags on
all consolidated international shipments. Agencies are encouraged to
leverage commercial active RFID infrastructure, but the DoD is not
mandating that ports and carriers implement the technology.
Rollout will begin next January at the strategic supply centers in San
Joaquin, Calif., and Susquehanna, Pa. The Department will use passive tags
operating in the 860Mhz to 960Mhz band with a read range of 3 meters. Until
the upcoming Gen 2 Electronic Product Code (EPC) specification is
completed, the DoD will accept EPC Class 0 64-bit read-only tags, Class 0
96-bit read-only tags, Class 1 64-bit read-write tags, and Class 1 96-bit
read-write tags.
Suppliers will send advance shipping notices to the DoD's information
systems via standard Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) networks, not the
EPC network infrastructure.
For a detailed rollout plan and more information visit...
http://www.frontlinetoday.com/frontline/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=114683
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