Wal-Mart has told its top 100 suppliers that they 'll need to have radio-frequency ID systems in place for tracking pallets of goods through the supply chain by Jan. 25 , 2005 .
The nation 's largest retailer has told its 100 top suppliers they have to start using electronic tags on all pallets of goods by Jan. 25 , 2005 .
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