Nonprofit information standards organization GS1 US is celebrating the first bar code scan’s “Scanniversary” on June 26, 1974. GS1 US, the administrator of the UPC bar codes, says the first bar code ...
New GS1 US Survey Reveals That 77% of Consumers Seek Detailed Product Information; Emerging Data-Rich Barcodes To Aid Shopper Purchase Decisions and Scan at Checkout While the UPC has endured for 50 ...
Rumors circulating on social media have forced GS1 US into issuing a statement confirming Universal Product Code (UPC) labels do not indicate a product’s country of origin. On Monday, the ...
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.
A GS1 QR code is a 2D barcode that contains a standard-compliant Digital Link. It contains all unique product data that can be read by both retail scanners and smartphones. This new QR code is the ...
The Death of the "1D Barcode" and the Transformation of Packaging into Data TerminalsThe familiar striped pattern scanned ...
Sunrise 2027 is closer than you think—a deadline that will soon make GS1 standards even more essential across industries. As the push for standardized, transparent product information grows, many ...
The barcode has been on grocery products since 1974, when a pack of Wrigley's chewing gum became the first item ever scanned at checkout in Troy, Ohio. For ...
The new tool gives retail brands, CPG companies, and packaging teams a simple, scalable way to create GS1 Digital Link QR codes that work for both retail identification and consumer engagement. New ...
Domino Printing Sciences (Domino), the trusted expert in advanced variable data printing solutions, is pleased to return to this year’s GS1 Global Forum to showcase its internal adoption of the new QR ...