Thought this was interesting.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/04/business ... index.html
Side note: PRE IBM barcode, Food Fair was using the earlier UPC format in their stores (Fox Markets) on the west coast. Food Fair, Kroger and others opposed the final IBM version but eventually accepted it.
The UPC story
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Re: The UPC story
Now we have these QR codes...
Notice Kroger is putting QR codes on bakery printer labels now.
Notice Kroger is putting QR codes on bakery printer labels now.