The issue affects every community pharmacy, hospital, and dispensing system using scan-to-label or digital checking workflows. While individual pharmacists routinely catch these discrepancies before ...

A report has claimed that barcodes could vanish from UK shops over the coming years. The report from GS1 UK said that other ways of tracking items could allow consumers to have more insight into what ...

A humble and unsung device that has quietly revolutionised shopping, the barcode has now been a part of retail life for 50 years. As of Monday, the barcode has been on our packets and products for ...

It is perhaps the nerdiest of birthdays, but today, the barcode turns 50. Do we all see it dozens of times every day? Yes (it’s used more times per day than Google worldwide). Any idea how it works?

The invention that revolutionised society; is used 10 billion times each day globally; and seen by Brits on average more than 20 times a day, is turning 50 today. The barcode has worked its way into ...

The purpose of the barcode was to enhance security, deter stamp reuse, and possibly prevent forgeries—which it has failed to do. Fast forward to this year, several senders were left appalled to see ...