The pricing and selling of goods has been made much simpler since the introduction of barcode labels just a few decades ago. Most barcodes are printed onto a product at the product’s time of manufacture, but there are also barcode labels available which can be affixed to any product at any point in the product’s […]
Coca-Cola has just put pen to paper in a marketing agreement with ScanLife which will see them print QR codes on all Coca-Cola Classic and Coca-Cola Zero cans in Spain. The QR codes, which work in the same way as barcodes, can be printed onto any type of packaging and can be read by any […]
First there was cash, then cheques, then card payments, but just this week payment methods have taken a step further – the mobile phone. Making payments at a store using a mobile phone would have been cited as science fiction just a few years ago, but it has now been made a reality thanks to […]
Barcodes labels are used worldwide to keep track of stock. Businesses use barcode labels in warehouses, storage depots and also use them to monitor the transfer of goods into and out of both these facilities. By using barcodes as a way to identify goods, a business can track their goods whilst in transit or even […]
If you have implemented an asset tagging system at your company you’ll be amazed how the logistical challenges of moving equipment between departments or even moving an entire office can be overcome. If you have asset tags attached to all your equipment they’ll come in really handy when you are moving office. If equipment such […]
With the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend making sure that every petrol head will be firmly glued to their TV screen, it’s sometimes interesting to see what goes on behind the image portrayed on our TV screens. It might come as a bit of a shock that tyre manufacturer Pirelli brings 1800 tyres to every […]
Security labels are becoming more common all the time across the business sphere. They are mainly used to prevent tampering or to provide evidence of tampering of a product or item. The two main types of security labels currently available are: Void labels Void labels are designed so that if they are tampered with or […]
If you enter a retail establishment, it is hard to miss the barcodes which are attached to every item in store. The barcodes provide a simple way for the shop owners to distinguish between different items and for them to implement a simple pricing structure which can be changed on a computer terminal in a […]
