FOR RETAIL RFID PROGRAMS
RFID Shielding Paint Rollouts. 253 Stores. 14 Weeks. All Overnight.
National Painting Partners rolls out RFID shielding paint across retail store fleets. We completed 253 stores across 23 US states, DC and 4 Canadian provinces in about 14 weeks, all overnight, handled end to end, and every store tracked from map to sign-off.
Program records as of October 2026 · 4,600+ before-and-after photos on file
At a Glance
- What we do: install RFID shielding paint across multi-store retail RFID programs, working with RFID integrators and general contractors.
- Proven at scale: 253 stores in about 14 weeks; 146 stores in September 2026 alone.
- Planning: we build the shielding map for each store with our own RFID integration and consulting team and yours.
- No RFID integrator yet? Our own RFID integration and consulting team can plan the shielding map, verify reads and help you implement the RFID program alongside the shielding.
- How: overnight, to an approved shielding map, with store-by-store reporting.
- Where: the United States and Canada.
Built for any retailer rolling out RFID
If your stores count inventory with RFID, or are about to, stockroom reads bleeding onto the sales floor will show up in your counts. We shield the walls that separate them, across every store in your program.
Apparel and fashion
Item-level RFID started here: stockrooms full of tagged garments next to the sales floor.
Footwear
Back-of-house shoe walls and stockrooms holding thousands of tagged pairs.
Sporting goods and outdoor
Large-format stores with big stockrooms and receiving areas.
Department and off-price stores
Multiple departments and stock areas under one roof.
Beauty and accessories
Small, high-value items where accurate counts matter most.
Home goods, electronics and specialty retail
Any format adding RFID to stockrooms, fitting rooms or self-checkout zones.
Working with an RFID integrator? See how we work with integrators and GCs →
What You Get at Every Store
Your team gets a finished, documented stockroom at every location. We handle everything in between.
Mapped before we arrive
Every store is painted to a shielding map built with our own RFID integration and consulting team and approved by yours.
Done overnight, open on time
Work happens after hours, and the store opens on schedule the next morning.
Stockroom put back
Your back of house is returned the way we found it, ready for the team.
Every wall numbered and photographed
Each treated wall is tagged to the map and photographed before and after.
Reported the same night
Status, photos and sign-off reach your program dashboard every night.
One program contact
One team answers for every store, every market, start to finish.
Mapped, wall by wall
Every wall on the map gets a number. Crews photograph each numbered wall before and after, so you can see exactly what was treated.
Wall 3: coated ceiling line to floor.
Wall 2: beside the electrical room.
How fast can you roll out RFID shielding?
Our last program finished 253 stores in about 14 weeks across 61 paint nights. At peak we completed 45 stores in one week, 146 in September 2026, and up to 10 stores on a single night in different markets.
We schedule around your remodels, store events and reader go-live dates, and we can run many markets at once.
How is the shielding verified?
Every treated zone can be read-verified by our own RFID integration and consulting team, working alongside your integrator if you have one. Results, photos and any exceptions go into your store report.
An operational read check shows what your readers and tags did in that store. It is not a laboratory attenuation rating, and results always depend on coverage, openings, the building and reader configuration, which is why every coat, zone and exception is documented.
Products are installed per the manufacturer’s instructions and your project specification.
How will we track progress?
Our rollout tracking system follows every store from shielding map to close-out: scheduled, in progress, completed, reported. Each night, completed stores are posted to your program dashboard with before-and-after photos, the field sheet and sign-off, so your RFID, construction and operations teams see the same picture.
Your integrator can forward store reports straight to the retailer, and exceptions are flagged with photos the next morning, not at the end of the program.
Which areas and products?
Stockrooms and back of house
The core of our program work: walls separating stockroom inventory from the sales floor.
Other specified zones
Receiving areas, fitting rooms or other zones identified in your design. Doors, ceilings and penetrations are scoped with your team.
Shielding products
Our crews have installed YSHIELD, Keonn AdvanPaint and WOREMOR shielding paints, owner-supplied or specified.
What does RFID shielding paint cost, and how long per store?
Most stores in our program were completed in a single overnight visit. Cost depends on:
- Treated wall and ceiling area, and the number of zones
- Back-of-house racking to remove and reinstall
- Substrate condition and prep
- The specified shielding system and finish
- Access, security and after-hours requirements
- Travel and the number and spread of stores
- Verification scope
Program pricing is available on request. Send your store list and we will price the rollout.
Do you work with our RFID integrator or general contractor?
Yes. Most shielding work is delivered through the integrator or GC, and we fit into your deployment schedule. No integrator yet? Our own RFID integration and consulting team can help you plan and implement the RFID program alongside the shielding. How we work with integrators and GCs →
Where do you work?
Program stores were completed in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin, and in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Manitoba.
RFID shielding paint, briefly
RFID shielding paint is a conductive coating that reduces UHF RFID signal transmission through treated surfaces. In retail stores it helps keep stockroom reads separate from sales-floor reads, so inventory counts land in the right location. Results depend on coverage, openings, the building and reader configuration.
Who Stands Behind This Page
Bobby Eaton, Director, National Painting Partners. Bobby leads NPP’s multi-location painting programs, including the RFID shielding rollout covering 253 stores in the United States and Canada. LinkedIn
Updated October 2026. Program numbers from NPP project records as of October 2026.
Plan Your RFID Shielding Rollout
Send your store list, target dates and any shielding map or drawings. We will come back with a rollout schedule and program pricing.
Or call (219) 946-4677 · sales@natpainting.com