Running a successful business is always going to be challenging. For small and medium-sized businesses, competing with larger enterprises can be daunting indeed. However, a smaller operation can be far more flexible and this, together with a barcode system, can be your secret weapon Here are several ways of making your size an advantage....
Invisible barcodes are the next big thing for consumers and retailers. They open up some amazing possibilities and, yes, they really are invisible to the naked eye. What Is an Invisible Barcode? A traditional 1D barcode stores data in the form of numbers and parallel lines. When scanned, the barcode provides data on cost,...
Many of us have been there, standing at the end of a long flight waiting around the baggage carousel, desperately searching for your checked-in baggage. Perhaps you tied a brightly coloured ribbon around the handle or used one of those rainbow coloured straps to help identify your suitcase. But still, it doesn’t appear. Even...
There’s an ever-widening range of uses for barcodes across all sectors of business and the service industry, some more unusual than others. Over the last few years, it has become commonplace to find barcodes at the bottom of sales receipts from many large retailers. With the retail sector including online sales ever-increasing in market...
In recent years, millennials have become the largest generation and most influential consumer group (roughly anyone born between the early 1980s to mid-1990s). When planning your marketing strategy, it’s essential to understand what influences their purchasing decisions and consider how effective your labelling system is. Their spending power is huge, so ignore them at...
Barcodes greatly enhance a customer’s experience of your product or service. That’s exciting for them and excellent news for you, as happy customers mean more brand loyalty – and that means continuing sales! Here are some examples of how large and small businesses use barcode technology to save time and money, and keep everything...
While it might be hard to imagine, barcodes have become an integral part in the fight against illegal logging in countries around the world. The Negative Impacts of Illegal Logging The World Bank has estimated that illegal logging costs the world’s economy in excess of $10 billion every year in lost taxes and reduction in market...
Barcodes have been used in the healthcare system for many years, helping trace products and information across large organisations. As we reported in 2017 with the introduction of the Scan4safety initiative, NHS trusts across the UK and other healthcare providers around the world are benefitting from the modern uses of barcodes, and their ability...
Whether you’re a small-scale manufacturer or a national distributor, barcodes play a major part in the food industry, especially when it comes to food traceability. Food packaging is, of course, one of the many applications on which barcodes are commonly found – the first barcode ever scanned was a Wrigley packet of Juicy Fruit...
QR codes were invented as a response to the ever-growing need for more capabilities from barcodes, such as the type or quantity of data requirements. Here’s our guide to everything you need to know about QR codes. What Is a QR code? QR stands for ‘Quick Response’, which is a direct reflection on the...
