International standards organisation GS1 is preparing to transition to 2D barcodes and away from the 1D barcode format. Lee Metters, Group Business Development Director, and James Cutforth, Global Sector Manager, Domino Printing Sciences explain more.
Prior to discussing the emergence of 2D barcodes, it is worth taking a look back in time. On 26th June 1974, retail history was made with the scanning of the first-ever linear barcode. It started as a method to help supermarkets facilitate price look-up at the point of sale (POS) and has now become the…
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