1. Clothing Retailer JBC Rolls Out Checkpoint Systems' RFID Across all
Stores
17 Million RFID-Enabled Items for 144 Stores in Belgium, Luxembourg,
Germany; Enables Omni-Channel Accurate Inventory Management
THOROFARE, N.J. – Dec. 1, 2015 – Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CKP), a leading global
supplier of merchandise availability solutions, and JBC, Belgium’s largest clothing retailer, today
announced that they rolled out radio-frequency identification (RFID) throughout JBC's entire supply
chain, from have point of production through its distribution center (DC) to its 144 stores in the region.
JBC is pioneering the adoption of RFID technology in Belgium to provide accurate merchandise
visibility through its supply chain with the objective of enabling omni-channel retailing and enhancing
its shoppers’ experience. JBC now tracks over 17 million items a year, from the moment of production
of its 100 suppliers around the world up to the time they are sold in its 144 stores in Belgium,
Luxembourg and Germany. This technology investment allows JBC to optimize its stock of 1.5 million
hanging garments and 15.5 million flat-packed garments to minimize out-of-stocks and enhance its
shopper’s experience online or in-store.
Fred Tielens, Logistics Manager at JBC, stated: “We partnered with Checkpoint to prove the concept
and measure the impact RFID technology would have through our supply chain. We can now accurately
track and have visibility into the quantity and location of over 17 million stock items, which enables us
to confidently expand our omni-channel initiatives in the future.”
JBC leveraged Checkpoint’s RFID global expertise to enable its sales staff and logistics service
providers to track stock movements, optimize store inventory and identify merchandise items that are
being returned or recalled to its DC. The inventory visibility enables its online shoppers to see accurate
inventory quantity of its merchandise, which is particularly important with a fast-fashion retailer.
According to Per Levin, President of Merchandise Availability Solutions, Checkpoint Systems, “We are
proud to have earned JBC’s confidence during this project. The teams formed a deep partnership and
have together deployed a highly sophisticated and well integrated RFID project from source to store,
bringing sustainable benefits to JBC's franchise partners and its customers. It's not only the first and the
biggest deployment in Belgium, but may also be the first globally in a franchisee organization.”
With Checkpoint’s RFID technology, each of the 144 stores is now a mini DC able to process online
purchases next to regular brick and mortar activities. Six Checkpoint RFID Tunnels at JBC’s DC in
Houthalen-Helchteren automatically verify the physical contents of inbound shipments from suppliers
and outbound shipments to JBC stores. The tunnels, in conjunction with Checkpoint’s OAT Enterprise

2. software, automatically match the exact contents against shipping manifests as they enter and leave the
DC for its stores.
Tielens concluded, “In addition to the inventory visibility benefits, RFID might allow us in the future to
measure the impact of promotions and make customized suggestions to our shoppers. We will be able to
guide our shoppers through the purchase process from start to finish, whether they are shopping online
or in one of our stores.”
About JBC
JBC is one of the most important fashion retailers in Belgium. The company is an entirely Belgian
family business that merchandises international fashion trends suitable for the whole family. JBC has
shops across Belgium, Luxemburg and Germany. Our goal is to offer fashionable clothing of the utmost
quality at an affordable price. JBC also has some important values that contribute to the success and
growth of JBC. The most important ones are respect, development, honesty, loyalty and entrepreneurial
spirit. Of course in everything that we do, the customer is always put first. JBC currently employs 270
people who work at the head office in Houthalen (Limburg).
About Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (www.checkpointsystems.com)
Checkpoint Systems is a global leader in merchandise availability solutions for the retail industry,
encompassing loss prevention and merchandise visibility. Checkpoint provides end-to-end solutions
enabling retailers to achieve accurate real-time inventory, accelerate the replenishment cycle, prevent
out-of-stocks and reduce theft, thus improving merchandise availability and the shopper’s experience.
Checkpoint's solutions are built upon 45 years of radio frequency technology expertise, innovative high-
theft and loss-prevention solutions, market-leading software, RFID hardware and comprehensive
labeling capabilities to brand, secure and track merchandise from source to shelf. Checkpoint's
customers benefit from increased sales and profits by implementing merchandise availability solutions
to ensure the right merchandise is available at the right place and time when consumers are ready to buy.
Listed on the NYSE (NYSE: CKP), Checkpoint operates in every major geographic market and employs
more than 4700 people worldwide.
Twitter: @CheckpointSys
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