Retail Reload is offering a tool for collecting digital data about a product not only through its supply chain, but in the store, based on how it is perceived by shoppers, with an app linking RFID and ...

The initiative by the standards organization could bring traditional 1D barcodes into the 2D world of data matrix and QR-codes. After five decades of barcode use at the point of sale, the technology ...

The idea of embedding RFID tags into clothing is hardly new, having been part of the anti-theft efforts of manufacturers and retailers for more than a decade. But one European apparel manufacturer, ...

Attaching a small contactless tag to an item of clothing enables garment rental companies and laundries to better keep track of items throughout their lifecycle. The chip is embedded inside a heat- ...

Barcodes, QR codes and RFID (radio frequency identification) tags are widely in use to condense a large amount of information in a small and affordable format. Each solution offers specific pros and ...

This year marks a major milestone in retail supply chain technology: the 50th anniversary of the very first retail barcode scan. On June 26, 1974, the first Universal Product Code (UPC) was scanned on ...