With many different types of barcode label now available it’s easy to become slightly confused regarding how important they are in certain environments. Take the factory floor for example, in years gone by a complicated system of number of tracking would have to be implemented to keep track of the movement of stock – thanks […]
Labels are used for a variety of purposes in the commercial and retail trade. The labels might contain information about a product, may contain safety information or may even be used for another purpose. The benefit of using adhesive labels however is that they can be stuck onto a product at any point in the […]
Conwy County Council and Llandudno Town Council have launched a new incentive in Llandudno to boost tourism. Working together the companies have fitted barcode labels on plaques and signs around the town which can be read by a tourist’s smartphone. The project is a way for the councils to promote the history of the town […]
Stores across the UK have now adopted barcodes as the way they identify stock and update inventory status at a point of sale. Without barcodes every item would have to be individually priced and detailed stock takes would have to be completed regularly. Occasionally items don’t come with barcodes as standard or shops want to […]
Asset labels are an excellent way of keeping track of everything a company owns. Companies across the UK are trying to make financial adjustments which will help them make savings across the board. And one of the ways they can do this is by completing an inventory of every item they own so that claims […]
Westminster and Camden councils have laid out plans to use QR codes on the sides of public waste bins to promote recycling. Currently the London councils have the biggest street litter problem in the UK, with 25,000 tonnes of litter produced every year. And the problem with this is that only around 10% of it […]
A dairy cow has had a QR code spray painted on its back to promote the UK dairy industry. The QR code, which is a type of souped-up barcode, can be scanned by smartphones or other specialist readers and directs users to a blog which records the cow’s daily routine. Somerby dairy farmer Jane Barnes […]
In the United States, ShopSavvy’s barcode scanning app has become very popular, with many retailers rushing to open up their inventory and pricing data to the platform so users can enjoy this mobile shopping tool to the full. Now that ShopSavvy has amassed more than 10 million users, the company has decided to relax the […]
