Flexible packaging manufacturers must address substrate challenges, printing technology upgrades, and quality control systems ...

Supply-chain standards organization GS1 US has released a Barcode Capabilities Test Kit to help retailers gauge their readiness to shift from linear Universal Product Codes (UPCs) to data-rich 2D ...

BRUSSELS, Nov. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GS1, the global organisation behind the barcode, today announced a collaboration with Google that enables GS1 DataMatrix barcodes – already printed on ...

The shopping experience is transforming as more brands and retailers turn to data-rich 2D barcodes, powered by GS1 Digital Link. They can provide access to everything about a product: its origins, ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GearChain has launched a free Bulk GS1 Digital Link and Barcode Label Printer that streamlines how businesses create and print barcode labels at scale.

Paid content is paid for and controlled by an advertiser and produced by the Guardian Labs team. Barcodes, long taken for granted in our daily shopping routines, have been quietly revolutionising the ...

Rumors circulating on social media have forced GS1 US into issuing a statement confirming Universal Product Code (UPC) labels do not indicate a product’s country of origin. On Monday, the ...

Eco Choice Aotearoa has joined forces with GS1 New Zealand to advance traceability across New Zealand’s manufacturing and supply chains. By leveraging GS1’s 2D barcodes and Digital Link standards, ...

The new Retail Grocery Initiative facilitated by GS1 US aims to address industry challenges with broad adoption and implementation of GS1 standards, the most widely used supply chain standards in the ...