Supply-chain standards organization GS1 US has released a Barcode Capabilities Test Kit to help retailers gauge their readiness to shift from linear Universal Product Codes (UPCs) to data-rich 2D ...

The retail and supply chain sectors are experiencing their most significant transformation since the barcode’s introduction ...

Standards body GS1 US is looking for major retailers and brands to step up and implement its QR-like Digital Link 2D barcode on packages, in order to drive broader market adoption and enable the ...

Next year will mark 50 years since the first product barcode was scanned. The simple system of lines, spaces, and numbers has helped track inventory and scan physical product prices. But what if it ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GearChain has launched a free Bulk GS1 Digital Link and Barcode Label Printer that streamlines how businesses create and print barcode labels at scale.

No, a barcode does not tell you where an item was manufactured. The number tells you what the item is, who owns the item and which GS1 office licensed the number. The Verify inbox is filled with your ...

EWING, N.J., Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GS1 US has unveiled two new guidelines to help industry transition to more-advanced two-dimensional (2D) barcodes on product packaging in the U.S. healthcare, ...