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 ...

Universal product codes -- UPCs -- are the 12-digit numbers that appear under the barcodes on many U.S. products. They are given out by GS1 US, a nonprofit group that sets standards for ...

GS1 is a globally-recognized organization that has been empowering businesses with standardized barcodes and company prefixes for more than 45 years.

BRUSSELS, April 15, 2025--Twenty years ago, GS1 expanded barcode technology into healthcare, revolutionising how medical products are tracked and identified and extending its use to standardise ...

This year markes the 40th anniversary that organizations united to adopt a universal way to conduct business using GS1 Standards. Beginning with a U.P.C. (Universal Product Code) barcode, the GS1 ...

GS1 has released a readiness test kit to help retailers, CPGs and solution providers prepare for a 2027 transition to data-rich 2D barcodes.

The GS1’s Sunrise 2027 initiative is an industry set program at which the 2D barcodes can be accepted for point of sale or point of care in 2027. With a single scan on a smartphone, consumers can get ...