Avery Dennison vs Hermes Robotics

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Avery Dennison Corporation is a Glendale, California-based materials science and manufacturing company — publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: AVY) as an S&P 500 Materials component — producing pressure-sensitive label and packaging materials, intelligent labels (RFID, NFC), retail branding and information solutions, and industrial and automotive performance materials through approximately 35,000 employees in 50+ countries. In fiscal year 2024, Avery Dennison reported revenues of approximately $8.8 billion (+4% year-over-year), with the Materials Group segment (pressure-sensitive labeling materials — the adhesive coated paper and film stock that brand owners convert into product labels) and the Solutions Group segment (intelligent labels — RFID tags, apparel branding labels, and digital printing solutions) both contributing to growth. CEO Deon Stander (appointed 2022, previously COO) has accelerated Avery Dennison's "intelligent label" strategy: RFID-enabled product labels (Avery Dennison's Embelex RFID inlays embedded in retail apparel tags, pharmaceutical packaging, and food labels) provide item-level inventory tracking data that retailers (Walmart, H&M, Target), pharmaceutical manufacturers, and food processors use for supply chain visibility, checkout speed, and loss prevention — transitioning Avery Dennison from a materials company to an "information infrastructure" company where each label is a digital data carrier. The 2023 acquisition of LG (formerly known as LG Industries — a label and flexible packaging converter in Southeast Asia and India) expanded Avery Dennison's label converting capabilities in fast-growing Asia Pacific consumer markets.