The Bars Are Not the Code The intuitive reading of a barcode is that ...

Masahiro Hara, an engineer on the barcodes team at Denso, the subsidiary, tackled the problem. What if, he reasoned, you ...

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 ...

We explain the mechanism of 2D barcodes, their differences from QR codes, and how they compare to 1D barcodes. We also ...

Manufacturers have a strategic opportunity to unlock operational efficiency, supply chain transparency and direct consumer engagement by taking tangible steps in their 2D barcode journey.

Benjamin Claeys is CEO of QR TIGER, MENU TIGER and GiftLips. He also hosts Stay QRious, a podcast about QR code best practices. Barcodes have been a staple of commerce since the first UPC barcode was ...

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 ...

One of the most widely used technologies in retail is now 70. On this day in 1952, a patent was granted for the optically scanned barcode. It’s now universally recognized as a series of vertical lines ...

Target’s free iPhone app now offers a barcode-scanning feature.Target BYOBS. That stands for “bring your own bar code scanner,” and more and more shoppers like the concept–so much so that Target has ...

Bar codes are traded all over the world among companies and the codes are not a conclusive way to determine a product’s country of origin. Bar code prefixes are assigned based on the location of the ...

When you buy the same plastic bottle at different stores, the price can sometimes be different. However, the barcode on the ...