GS1 expects the use of 2D barcodes to reach a critical mass in 2027–retailers will be capable of scanning the same code that consumers are scanning with their smartphones, effectively freeing up ...

Puma was the first major brand to introduce them in the U.S., while Pepsi is using GS1-based 2D barcodes on its Starry soda to drive greater personalization and customer engagement, Progressive Grocer ...

Businesses are already expected to use QR codes and other 2D barcodes powered by GS1 for seamless supply chain management across borders and systems three years from now, in what is envisioned as ...

Now, GS1 is preparing to transition away from 1D barcodes to a new 2D barcode format – the GS1 Digital Link. At the GS1 Global Forum in Brussels in Feb 2023, the standards body announced an official ...

The program is called Sunrise 2027, as the 50-year-old UPC code is not going away anytime soon, unlike other “sunset” programs like the coming demise of third-party cookies for consumer data tracking ...

In a watershed deal, Codeifai has signed an agreement to acquire Trust Codes, its main rival in the QR traceability space and ...

In 2020, GS1 introduced the "Global Migration to 2D" initiative, or GM2D, which is aimed at promoting the global transition from linear bar codes to 2D ones, especially the QR code, in the retail ...

The 2D barcode shift takes time and resources, however. GS1 therefore proposes a transition phase in which manufacturers put both the one-dimensional GTIN barcode and a 2D barcode on their packaging.

Attendees of the GS1 Global Forum are invited to visit Domino’s Innovation stand to talk more about the process and challenges involved in implementing the new GS1 QR code standard and discuss how ...