In this edition of the Spotlight Stephen Gryczka, director of strategy and corporate development at Markem-Imaje, explains ...

GS1 Hong Kong's Annual Dinner 2025 concluded successfully, bringing together around 600 distinguished guests from government, ...

After more than 50 years of ubiquity, the organisation that oversees the world's barcodes is preparing to consign them to the bargain bin of history. GS1, an international non-profit that ...

Just over a year later, on June 26, 1974, a packet of Wrigley’s chewing gum sold at a supermarket in Ohio became the first ...

Traditional UPC barcodes are not able to provide all the information that a modern-day consumer demands. Two-dimensional ...

TESCO is trialling a major change to all of its checkouts across the UK that could see a staple shopping feature axed from ...

Britain's biggest grocer is piloting the innovation across 12 of its own-brand fresh produce and meat products ...

Barcodes have been simple, reliable, and basically unchanged since 1974, but they’re about to open up a whole new world for brands and consumers.

With pilots running in 48 countries covering 88% of the world’s gross domestic product, the shift to GS1 QR Codes is already underway. Products with GS1 QR codes from global brands such as L’Oréal are ...

At the opening, Professor Sun commended GS1 HK's contributions to shaping Hong Kong's economy. "Barcodes are the unsung heroes of our bustling ports and thriving markets. The wonders of the black ...