While the world has changed a lot since the mid-1970s, the Universal Product Code (UPC) – what most people think of when they hear the word “barcode” – hasn’t. The code first scanned on ...

The first product purchased with a barcode was a 10 pack of Juicy Fruit gum, scanned on June 26, 1974 at Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio. The code scanned that day was UPC-A, the same barcode used ...

The use of 2D barcodes on product packaging enables retailers and brands to evolve as the world becomes more digitized and ...

Since then, barcodes have become ubiquitous with shopping. Bob Carpenter, president and CEO of GS1 US, a not-for-profit and ...

“UPC bar codes offer another way for our users ... ScanLife can already scan 2D codes, so now this is truly an all-in-one barcode scanner 2. Some other applications have been released for ...