What It Does:
Grapevine is an RFID-enabled corporate-to-store management system that revolutionizes the way retail does business. By integrating RFID technology with Ideanet's powerful Manager's Toolbox system, Grapevine streamlines communications between corporate, stores and vendors, improves efficiency, and radically increases store performance and compliance.

RFID-Revolutionizing Retail:
Grapevine uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) - a wireless technology that goes far beyond simple bar code scanning. RFID tags can store and transmit vital information without a physical line-of-sight, enabling unprecedented visibility along every step of the way.

Grapevine puts unparalleled control in the hands of corporate offices and simplifies the jobs of store managers. Items are automatically tracked from vendor to store to rollout. Potential problems are quickly identified and remedied, allowing stores to avoid delays and corporate to rollout new marketing initiatives at all locations simultaneously.

RFID-tagged items are visible throughout the entire process: at the vendor, in the back of the store or already on the floor. Using Grapevine's reports, corporate can identify stores that complete marketing rollouts on time, pinpoint vendor issues and improve store accountability.

How It Works:
Implementing Grapevine into your existing supply chain management system is easy. Using it is even easier.

Our system design includes small tracking sensors applied to all crucial entryways, shelves and cabinets within your facility. All appropriate inventory and equipment, as well as, employee IDs and patient ID bracelets are labeled with Grapevine's RFID tags. These virtually invisible tags allow the sensors to communicate with base stations to track and send data in real time to a secure the database.

How It Increases Efficiency And Customer Experience:
RFID tags automatically signal the location of each item, eliminating the need for store managers to call vendors, check if an item has arrived, search for it in the back or try to locate it on the floor. New rollouts are completed quicker, improving the overall customer experience and enhancing the store's brand image.

When an item is missing or arrives damaged, store managers can use Manager's Toolbox "blind" vendor communication system to report the problem and request replacements. By automating the process, the estimated time loss for resolving everyday store issues falls from weeks to days!

Grapevine also eliminates the need for store managers to update the status of each item as it arrives and is rolled out. RFID tags seamlessly transmit this information, helping store managers keep accurate records without the hassle of redundant tasks.