While enthusiasm for RFID from retailers may have been low the past couple of years, David Hogan, CIO of the National Retail Foundation (US) thinks that will change. He points out that bar-coding took up to 12 years for adoption by retailers, and that it may take longer for RFID's adoption because of its complexity relative to bar-coding. [via RFID Journal]

Of course, a reduced price per RFID tag will make a difference as well. With inflation being what it is, and with consumer perception often being that RFID is more for the benefit of manufacturers and retailers, they would not stand for price increases due to the use of RFID.