Resembling a QR code, 2D bar codes provide the scanner — from consumer to retailer — with an abundant amount of data including product information, inventory management, recipes, traceability and more ...

The next generation of barcodes includes a heavy emphasis on QR codes and smartphone-use. Fifty years ago, on June 26, 1974, the first universal product code (UPC) was scanned at a Marsh Supermarket ...

Today, millions of businesses around the world power commerce with GS1 Barcode Standards. GS1, the not-for-profit organization behind global barcode standards, has a bold goal designed to help ...

You have reached the point in your magazine production where you require bar codes and upon doing your research you have learned that much the same as bar codes that are used for products and books, ...

Beep. We’ve come a long way since June 26, 1974 when the first bar code was scanned at a grocery store in Troy, Ohio. That legendary pack of Juicy Fruit proved that even the smallest of items could ...

Just in time for the crazed holiday shopping season, San Francisco-based GoodGuide releases the first iPhone app that lets you scan bar codes for what the guide calls “impartial” health, environmental ...

Tomorrow marks the 35th anniversary of the first time a laser scanner was used to “read” a bar code, according to Motorola Inc. The company has a few of the pertinent facts from that day, including ...

The bar codes placed on food packaging materials are generated and licensed by the Uniform Code Commission. This is an association of manufacturers and retailers who assign and grant licenses to food ...