Electronic Shelf Labels for Retail Stores
Update prices across your stores in seconds, from one screen.
RTF Global provides electronic shelf label systems that help retailers replace paper price tags with digital shelf labels. With ESL technology, stores can update pricing, promotions, and product information faster while reducing manual work and improving price accuracy.
As the Canadian distributor for Partron ESL, RTF Global supports retailers with ESL tags, gateway hardware, software-supported label management, and other products for modern retail environments.
What Electronic Shelf Labels Do
Electronic shelf labels are digital price tags that display product pricing and information directly on the shelf. Instead of printing and replacing paper labels, retailers can update prices through software and send changes wirelessly to labels in-store.
Electronic shelf labels help retailers:
- Update prices and promotions faster
- Reduce manual label changes
- Improve shelf-to-checkout pricing accuracy
- Display product information, QR codes, and barcodes
- Reduce paper waste from printed price tags
How Electronic Shelf Labels Work
Electronic shelf label systems are designed to make price updates simple.
- Retail teams update pricing or product content in the management software.
- The update is sent wirelessly through ESL gateway hardware.
- Connected shelf labels update automatically across the store.
This allows retailers to manage price changes across hundreds or thousands of SKUs without manually replacing paper tags.
PartronSlim ESL Tags
The Partron Slim line is the recommended electronic shelf label option for retailers looking for a clean, compact digital shelf label. These ESL tags are designed to display pricing, promotions, and product information clearly while fitting naturally into modern retail shelves.
Slim labels are available in multiple sizes, giving retailers flexibility across standard shelf pricing, feature displays, produce areas, promotional signage, and product categories that need more detailed information.
Key features include:
- Fast price and content updates
- Real-time price synchronization
- Compact shelf-friendly design
- Multiple display pages
- 7-colour LED functionality
- NFC support
- Long battery life
RTF Global can help retailers choose the right Slim label sizes based on store format, shelf layout, product categories, and pricing needs.
What Is Included in an ESL System?
A complete electronic shelf label system includes labels, gateway hardware, and management software. Together, these components allow retailers to update shelf pricing and product content from a centralized system.
ESL Tags
ESL tags display pricing, promotions, product information, barcodes, QR codes, and other shelf-level content.
Gateway Hardware
Gateway hardware sends updates wirelessly between the management system and the electronic shelf labels in the store.
Management Software
The management software allows retailers to update pricing, manage label templates, monitor labels, and control product information across connected stores.
IT and Integration Considerations
Before implementing electronic shelf labels, retailers need to know how the system will connect with their existing pricing and product data processes.
RTF Global can support conversations around POS or ERP compatibility, gateway setup, store network requirements, label templates, deployment planning, and staff training. The goal is to make ESL adoption clear for both store operations teams and IT stakeholders.
A simple implementation path may include reviewing product data, preparing label templates, setting up gateway hardware, testing label updates, and training staff before rollout.
Electronic Shelf Label FAQs
Electronic shelf labels are digital shelf tags that display product pricing, promotions, and product information. They can be updated wirelessly through management software.
Retail teams update pricing in the ESL management software. The update is sent through gateway hardware, and the connected labels update automatically.
Electronic shelf labels are commonly used by grocery stores, pharmacies, hardware stores, sporting goods retailers, electronics retailers, and other stores with frequent price changes or large SKU counts.
Grocery stores may use ESLs for weekly promotions and produce pricing, while hardware stores may use them to manage pricing across tools, accessories, lawn and garden products, and home improvement inventory. Pharmacies and sporting goods retailers can use ESLs to manage promotions, product variations, and shelf-level product information.
Yes. ESL systems help keep shelf prices aligned with centralized pricing updates, reducing the risk of outdated or incorrect paper tags.
Yes. Depending on the label and system setup, ESLs can display promotions, QR codes, barcodes, product details, and other shelf-level content.
No. Electronic shelf labels can support single-store retailers and multi-location businesses. The right setup depends on store size, number of SKUs, price change frequency, and operational goals.
Request an ESL Demo or Quote from RTF Global
Electronic shelf labels help retailers update pricing faster, reduce manual work, and manage shelf information more efficiently.
RTF Global can help you choose ESL tags, gateway hardware, and management tools based on your store format, product categories, and pricing needs.
Contact RTF Global today to request an ESL demo or quote.
