How to be Dick's Sporting Goods RFID compliant?
THE PROCESS STEP BY STEP
1. Determine Dick's Sporting Goods product requirements
Dick’s Sporting Goods has provided ARC specification requirements based on department number and sub category.
To start, you can review the ARC general guidelines on RFID tag placement HERE.
If you are unsure of placement, don’t worry, placement is determined based on your specific product, as well as the readibility of the tag on your product.
Need help ensuring the right tag and location for your products?
2. Select the inlay for your product
We have preselected the following inlays as they meet the ARC specifications Dick's Sporting Goods requires.
These inlays come in the most common sizes and form factors for the products sold at Dick's Sporting Goods and beyond.
If you don’t know what label will work best for your packaging, don’t sweat it!
3. Ready to quote and sample
You’re almost ready!
Please fill in the following contact form, and one of our experts will get in touch with you to better understand your labeling needs.
If our product fits your requirements, we will help you preparing samples for ALEC* submission.
*ALEC is the samples submission program run by ARC.
4. Submit your samples
To qualify the RFID labeling of new products, the retailer you are working with may require a sample submission to Auburn University’s ARC Lab, through the ALEC Submission processs. The submission normally needs to be approved prior to the bulk production order is placed.
Why? – To ensure that RFID tags are able to meet or exceed the necessary levels of performance and quality (further information here)
How? – Submitting a minimum of 6 photos and 1 video for ALEC* as well as the ALEC submission form digitally sent. You can find this linked below:
Once submitted, make sure you print the PDF confirmation and ship your samples to Auburn RFID Lab:
5. Order for bulk production
Congratulations, ARC has approved your label submission!
That means you are ready to order the approved label format for your product.
How?
- Click here to inform us you’re ready to order
- We will provide you Login information for our online ordering platform CheckNet® as well as the CheckNet User guide for reference.
If you have any questions regarding the ordering process, bulk production lead time or shipping handling:
