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

The new on-pack QR codes not only offer the same scanning functionality at the checkout but also allow customers to instantly ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

For 50 years the ubiquitous GS1 barcode [1] has silently powered global commerce. Scanned billions of times each day, yet often overlooked in everyday life. Barcodes have enabled modern retail and ...

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 ...