
Barcodes for Dummies Part 1
The world of barcodes can intimidate even the most sophisticated business owner. Barcoding technology is expanding and developing every day and it is tough to keep on top of it. At SA Barcodes, we are more than happy to assist you through the process of acquiring GS1 barcodes and learning how to implement these barcodes in your business. We are here to answer all of your questions. You do not have to be daunted by the process of buying barcodes in South Africa. We aim to make the process as simple and uncomplicated as possible. This blog is here to answer all your questions about barcodes as well as to help you to understand them better.
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Barcode History around the World
When did barcodes start? Barcodes originated from the increasing need to create a system to manage retail operations in a more efficient manner. Retailers were getting bigger and bigger and stock control was becoming more and more difficult. Retailers around the world needed a system to make it simpler and to be able to attend to more customers on a daily basis. The initial request came from a retail store owner who was at his wits end and approached the Dean at Drexel Institute of Technology in Philadelphia who was not intrigued by the request and in 1952 Norman Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver stepped up to the plate and developed the modern barcode. This answers the question of who invented the barcode system. They based their barcode on Morse code, using dots and lines. Woodland had his first inspiration for his first barcode from sand, while sitting on a beach in Miami he drew his fingers through the sand which gave him the idea of the vertical...6 things you need to know before barcoding your products

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