GS1 UK reports that 11% of its members are already live with 2D barcodes, and another 33% plan to join them within twelve months. Behind each of those migrations sits an unglamorous piece of infrastructure: the resolver, the service that turns a scanned GS1 Digital Link URI into a destination. And behind the resolver sits…
A QR code scan generates personal data on every read. The platform behind the code records the visitor’s IP address, an approximate location derived from it, a device type, a timestamp and the destination served. Under Article 4(1) of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation, EU 2016/679), that combination relates to an identifiable natural person….
Uniqode is the QR code platform formerly known as Beaconstac, and it appears on most shortlists when a European enterprise reviews QR code suppliers. What decides those shortlists is rarely the feature grid. Legal wants to know where scan data is stored and under which jurisdiction. Finance wants the real contract cost in year two,…
GS1 Digital Link is the URL standard that lets a QR code take on the functions of the EAN-13 barcode. GS1 and major retailers including Walmart, Carrefour and Tesco have set end-2027 as the target date for replacing the traditional barcode with the GS1 Digital Link QR code at checkout. The same code reads at…
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…
By 31 December 2027, retailers across 48 countries — covering 88% of global GDP — must accept 2D barcodes at point of sale. Walmart, Carrefour, Target, Woolworths, and Kroger are already setting supplier deadlines. And yet, as brands and printers scramble to get ready, the same misunderstanding keeps derailing their compliance efforts. They create a…
A packaging manager at a food brand told us he’d printed 200,000 units with a static QR code pointing to a product page. Two months later, the page URL changed after a website migration. Result: 200,000 packages in circulation scanning to a 404 error, with no way to fix it. A dynamic QR code on…
Your Unitag dashboard now includes a fourth role: Supervisor. Supervisors work like scoped Admins. They have full operational control — managing QR codes, overseeing team members, and distributing tasks — but only within their assigned department, region, or client account. Organisation-wide settings such as billing and SSO remain reserved for Admins. In short: Admin-level authority…
QR codes for hospitality transformed how hotels, resorts, restaurants, and tourism services deliver fast, convenient, and touch-free guest experiences. As guest expectations move toward mobile accessibility and efficient processes, QR codes provide an efficient way to enhance interactions without overwhelming staff or increasing operating costs. Hospitality businesses can instantly create branded QR codes to improve…
There’s a quiet inefficiency sitting inside most B2B QR code contracts, and almost nobody is talking about it. If you’ve ever evaluated a QR code platform for your business, you’ve probably encountered the same tiered pricing structure: a Basic plan that gives you 10 codes, a Professional plan with 50, and an Enterprise plan that…
