Beep. You hear it every time you buy a product in a retail store. The checkout person slides your purchase over a scanner embedded in their checkout stand, or shoots it with a handheld scanner. The ...

The first modern barcode was scanned 50 years ago this summer – on a 10-pack of chewing gum in a grocery store in Troy, Ohio. Fifty is ancient for most technologies, but barcodes are still going ...

Barcode technology makes real-time data collection possible. Despite the multitude of barcodes in existence today, universal product codes remain among the most useful to a small business. Because UPC ...

UPC barcodes contain key information that can make small businesses more efficient and easier to manage. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

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.

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial ...

If the checkout scanner malfunctions when you’re picking up a last-minute gift on your way to a birthday party, all hope is not lost—the cashier can complete the transaction by entering the number ...

SKUs are for internal use while UPCs are for external use. Here's how to use both codes in a small business. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

Viral images on social media make the claim that barcode prefixes can identify where a particular product was made ( here, here). Different instances of this post are making this claim to encourage ...