Counterfeiting has become a multi-billion-dollar problem, affecting various industries in the world, from luxury goods to electronics. It’s a crime that feeds from the act of stealing the identity of ...

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- Although most food retailers are now able to scan and process 13- and eight-digit EAN bar codes from outside North America, a small number of mostly small to midsized companies ...

New York, New York, Feb. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As the GS1 Sunrise 2027 deadline approaches, Quick Response (QR) Codes are set to become the standard across point-of-sale (POS) and point-of-care ...

The next-generation QR Codes will be introduced by GS1, a global standards organisation, from 2027 to bring in more transparency, traceability and to protect consumer interest. Currently being tested ...

GS1, a nongovernmental organization based in Belgium that manages the bar codes scanned over 6 billion times daily across the globe, is set to unlock the future of the global retail industry with next ...

With its smaller size, the new bar code called Reduced Space Symbology (RSS) will enable GTIN identification for hard-to-mark products such as fresh foods, increasing shrink reduction and category ...

GS1 has formed a Mission Specific Working Group to “define a standard structure for URIs” connecting products to the Web with GS1 identifiers, whether a 2D bar code, a QR code, a Near Field ...

GS1, the non-profit organisation dedicated to global standardisation, is expanding into health care and transport to improve consumer safety. The move is aimed at increasing efficiency and competitive ...