issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . september 2014 this article does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message freedom shopping inc. provides rfid inventory solutions specializing in the retail market . the company has offered rfid based point of sale pos security and self service solutions since 2005 . valet kiosk and security gate from freedom shopping inc history edit freedom shopping was created when a hickory nc software company was approached to develop a store that would be easy to use but which would require no staff on hand . the system was to be used to sell food and convenience items in institutions such as hospitals schools and places of employment . originally the project was to use upc barcode technology but barcode systems were not sufficiently reliable or easy to use in a completely unmanned situation . instead an rfid system was developed . an instant checkout . the first consumer test was arranged at a marriott hotel in hickory nc in april 2005 . it is believed that this marks the first instance of an item level rfid store that was offered as a commercial system . citation needed first commercially deployed rfid item level retail store products edit the company supplies the components of the original system in separate subsystems for other pos providers and software developers . the company now offers inventory eas security and self checkout and their subcomponents as stand alone products . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title freedom shopping inc. & oldid 625055418 categories companies based in north carolinahidden categories orphaned articles from september 2014all orphaned articlesarticles lacking sources from march 2012all articles lacking sourcesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from march 2012 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 11 september 2014 at 07 13 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view