RFID ROI Calculator for Retail Stores

This ROI Calculator is designed to estimate the return on investment (ROI) and payback period for an RFID project focused on inventory management and loss prevention in an apparel retail store.

How to Enter Input Data for ROI Calculation

Follow the steps below to input the necessary data and generate your estimate. If you’re unsure of your store’s exact values, you may use the pre-populated industry benchmark values:

Enter Sales Scenario Information
Enter Current Store Performance
Enter RFID Project Investment & Costs.

How This Calculator Estimates ROI

Studies show that improving inventory accuracy from ~65% to ~95% can increase sales between 3% to 8%, driven by:
✔ Fewer Stockouts – Ensuring products are available when customers want them.
✔ Better Replenishment – Optimized restocking using real-time inventory data.
✔ Omnichannel Optimization – Increased ability to fulfill online orders from stores.

For conservative estimation, this calculator assumes a 3% sales uplift factor to ensure realistic projections. Also for practical purposes we do not consider Net Present Value (NPV) calculations.

RFID ROI Calculator

Enter Scenario Characteristics

Number of Items Sold Per Year:

Percent of Revenue from Replenished Items (%):

Average Unit Retail (AUR) Price:

Average Labor Cost/Hour ($):

Annual Inventory Turns:

Enter Current Performance

Current Inventory Accuracy (%):

Current Markdown Percentage (%):

Gross Margin Percentage (%):

Current Shrink (%):

Current Counts Per Year:

Time Per Count (Hours):

Enter RFID Project Cost

RFID Tag Cost Per Item ($):

RFID Hardware Cost ($):

Software and Integration Costs ($):

Training Costs ($):

Deployment Costs ($):

RFID ROI Calculator for Retail Stores

How to Enter Input Data for ROI Calculation

How This Calculator Estimates ROI