Even the smallest operational detail can make or break a product’s success, and few details are as deceptively simple yet powerful as a barcode. For businesses that manufacture, package, or sell ...

Ed. Note: This article was previously posted at Retail TouchPoints. It’s hard to believe that the invention of the UPC—first used by railroads almost 100 years ago and then introduced to speed grocery ...

These 2D barcodes function as a compact data repository. THE retail sector is set for a major shift with GS1’s new 2D barcodes, promising to overhaul traditional systems by providing a more detailed ...

Beep. That’s the sound heard over 10 billion times a day around the world. The barcode, an unassuming symbol formed from black and white lines and spaces, has become a fixture in global commerce, ...

As digital technology expands throughout manufacturing, there are many new tools available. Barcodes and RFID are some of these tools, and they can be integrated into many portions of your workflow.

The first modern barcode was scanned 50 years ago this summer – on a 10-pack of chewing gum in a grocery store in Troy, Ohio. Fifty is ancient for most technologies, but barcodes are still going ...