{"id":17033,"date":"2024-12-30T17:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T16:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/30\/barcodes-could-be-superseded-by-a-more-powerful-alternative-by-the-end-of-2027\/"},"modified":"2024-12-30T17:40:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T16:40:01","slug":"barcodes-could-be-superseded-by-a-more-powerful-alternative-by-the-end-of-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/30\/barcodes-could-be-superseded-by-a-more-powerful-alternative-by-the-end-of-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcodes could be superseded by a more powerful alternative \u2018by the end of 2027\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Retailers already trialling new codes that contain sell-by dates, product instructions, allergens and ingredients<\/p>\n

It is the zebra-striped tag that has become ubiquitous over the last 50 years, but the barcode\u2019s days could be numbered. The global organisation overseeing their use has said a more powerful alternative will be readable by retailers everywhere within two years.<\/p>\n

New codes that contain sell-by dates, product instructions, allergens and ingredients, as well as prices, will mean \u201cwe will say goodbye to the old-fashioned barcode\u201d, according to GS1, an international non-profit that maintains the global standard for barcodes.<\/p>\n

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\nRetailers already trialling new codes that contain sell-by dates, product instructions, allergens and ingredients
\nIt is the zebra-striped tag that has become ubiquitous over the last 50 years, but the barcode\u2019s days could be numbered. The global organisation overseeing their use has said a more powerful alternative will be readable by retailers everywhere within two years.
\nNew codes that contain sell-by dates, product instructions, allergens and ingredients, as well as prices, will mean \u201cwe will say goodbye to the old-fashioned barcode\u201d, according to GS1, an international non-profit that maintains the global standard for barcodes. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Retailers already trialling new codes that contain sell-by dates, product instructions, allergens and ingredients It is the zebra-striped tag that has become ubiquitous over the last 50 years, but the barcode\u2019s days could be numbered. The global organisation overseeing their use has said a more powerful alternative will be readable by retailers everywhere within two …<\/p>\n

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