1.. What problem might occur with the full implementation of RFID technology in retail industries? Specifically, consider the amount of data that might be collected. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the world’s number one retailer, operates almost 11,000 retail units under 55 different banners in 27 countries and employs more than two million people around the world. What’s more, Wal-Mart came in third place among general merchandisers in Fortune magazine’s 2013 Most Admired Companies survey. With fiscal 2013 sales of $469 billion, Wal-Mart is able to exert tremendous pressure on its suppliers.

When Wal-Mart announced in April 2004 that it was beginning a pilot program to test radio frequency identification

(RFID) technology to improve its inventory and supply chain management, suppliers and competitors took notice.