Wal-Mart CEO promises 'tough love' approach to RFID use (ComputerWorld). "In response to a question, Scott said that his view of the time frame is that it's realistic, "but if it isn't, we'll back off." He said he met last week with suppliers, and "they were very positive in what they were doing."

"I don't think they were just doing that -- I don't know what the technical term for it is -- we call it sucking up," Scott said, his comments greeted by laughter from many of the more than 2,000 retailers and industry observers in attendance. "But I think many of our suppliers are right in the midst of it and involved."