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 ...

June 26, 1974 was an historical milestone that changed the shopping experience: That’s the date the first item was ever scanned with a barcode. Juicy Fruit gum at a supermarket in Troy, Ohio, became ...

Warehouses, retail floors, logistics hubs and healthcare facilities all have one thing in common: speed and accuracy matter. When inventory tracking slows down or scanning errors creep in, costs rise ...

Christoph Wagner is the CEO of Scanbot SDK, a software development company specializing in data capture software for mobile and web apps. Considering how quickly retail is changing, it is astounding ...

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 ...

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

In an age where authenticity is of utmost importance to consumers, the circulation of false claims regarding barcodes has raised concerns among shoppers in South Africa. Recently, messages have ...

The House Ways and Means Committee voted unanimously to approve a bipartisan bill to accelerate processing of tax returns ...

Here is a tutorial to generate a barcode in Microsoft Excel. You might want to generate barcodes in Excel to make a product catalog or to track stocked items in Excel or for any other reason. This ...