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How To Create a Barcode

Retail Minded

No matter where you look nowadays, barcodes are everywhere. Barcodes have transformed how manufacturers and retailers store and find essential product data. But what is a barcode exactly, and how are they made? This post will discuss the benefits of having barcodes and the process used to create them.

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From Barcodes to Bytes: Retailers Prepare for Next-Generation UPC

Retail TouchPoints

Get ready, get excited, retailers and customers alike, the 2D barcode, a compact square label with splotches and spaces that encode up to 350X more data than a traditional UPC (4,000 characters) will have a significant impact on managing the business and delivering better customer experiences.

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Lowe’s Employs RFID, Blockchain to Combat Retail Theft

Retail TouchPoints

Called Project Unlock , the new technology combines low-cost RFID chips and IoT sensors to activate power tools at the point of purchase while also creating a secure, publicly accessible and anonymized record of legitimate purchases on the blockchain. Visualization of how Project Unlock RFID tags will work.

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How Woolies is using 2D barcodes to increase sales and transparency

Inside Retail

As a result, savvy retailers like Woolworths and Walmart have begun adopting new technologies such as 2D barcodes to offer more transparency. Unlike the traditional linear black-and-white barcodes often seen on items, 2D barcodes give brands the opportunity to encode more detailed product information than before.

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IoT in Retail: Top 5 Use Cases and Real-Life Examples

Retail TouchPoints

This article explores popular and non-trivial use cases and examples of how IoT tech can help retail companies. Businesses can collect real-time data on how the goods are stored and transported, their location and their condition during delivery. According to Grand View Research , the global IoT retail market was valued at $42.38

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Home Depot Strengthens Store Networks to Support Hardware Refresh

Retail TouchPoints

The phones feature advanced-range barcode scanning that enables associates to locate products and check pricing and inventory availability from more than 40 feet away — helpful when associates are looking for products in overhead storage areas. That’s a major reason the rollout coincided with a network refresh for the retailer’s U.S.

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Retail Logistics: Boosting Efficiency and Productivity

Retail TouchPoints

So how can retailers survive and thrive in this new normal? Bringing the Bottom-Up Perspective into Focus CollaboMation strives to connect human workers with shop floor technology, creating a smooth interface that harnesses shop floor analytics and bridges any existing gaps that may disrupt operations.