Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The GE Profile fridge features a built-in barcode scanner, camera, and tablet to streamline shopping list ...

Digital driver’s licenses — now being built in many states — have a big problem that almost nobody is addressing: the likelihood that once they make it very frictionless to share our ID, we are likely ...

Aug 5 (Reuters) - Barcode scanner maker Zebra Technologies (ZBRA.O), opens new tab is expanding its retail-focused business with a $1.3 billion buyout of touchscreen maker Elo Touch Solutions, after ...

Grocery retail is under pressure, from inventory complexity to fast-changing consumer expectations. Smarter barcode scanning solutions are now a critical part of staying competitive, improving ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., May 13 (UPI) --Consumers might notice more people these days taking cellphone photos of products on supermarket shelves. What they actually are doing is checking those products via ...

As smartphones take over in our daily operations, dedicated hardware scanners are losing ground. The signals are clear: the global market for smart and mobile supply chain solutions, valued at over ...

Victoria Kickham, Senior Editor, started her career as a newspaper reporter in the Boston area before moving into B2B journalism. She has covered manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain issues ...

A few years ago, a man managed to enter a terminal at the Chennai International Airport with a fake ticket to see off his wife and spend an extra couple of hours with her. On his way out, however, he ...

Few people think twice about the barcodes on their shopping, but in the 75 years since they were first dreamed up, they have helped save lives, gone into space and stoked fears of the Antichrist.

The barcodes that appear on almost every product bought and sold in shops around the world were born 75 years ago on a beach in Miami (Credit: Alamy) Few people think twice about the barcodes on their ...