Category: Digital Link GS1
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GS1 Digital Link explained: the QR code that replaces the barcode
GS1 Digital Link is the URL standard that turns a QR code into a barcode replacement, and it is the data carrier major retailers including Walmart, Carrefour and Tesco are preparing to accept at checkout by 2027. The same code reads at the till as a GTIN, opens a product page on a consumer phone,…
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GS1 Sunrise 2027: the barcode-to-QR deadline, and what to prepare in 2026
GS1 Sunrise 2027 is the global initiative coordinating the move from 1D barcodes to 2D codes at retail point of sale, with the soft target set at the end of 2027. Major grocery and pharmacy retailers including Walmart, Carrefour, Tesco and Albert Heijn have published acceptance timelines, and several large CPG brands have already moved…