Plans to replace traditional barcodes with more informative QR codes are facing skepticism from shop owners due to the anticipated costs of implementation. While GS1, the organization maintaining global barcode standards, highlights the benefits of QR codes in providing detailed product information, retailers express concerns about the financial burden of upgrading their systems.
Shop owners are sceptical of plans to replace barcodes with more modern QR codes on products that will provide the customer with more information, due to the cost of implementing them.
When they are scanned at the till, the number on the barcode is matched to an enormous database of products to ensure customers are charged correctly. Rajesh Kumar works at the McGrain's convenience store and is also worried about the cost of new software needed for the technology. Read MoreEXCLUSIVE From space-age shopping to obsolete tech: As barcodes are set to die out, how they changed commerce 'If QR codes got brought in then it would be a tedious process of having to add those manually instead of barcodes.'I don't know how much it would cost shops to upgrade their systems but that could be a lot.'
'We need more awareness and to be taught more about it. Businesses need to receive more information.' 'However, QR codes for retailers will offer far more sophisticated inventory tracking capabilities, potentially reducing waste and improving stock management. The 31-year-old said: 'The only concern shops may have is if they are not ready to facilitate it but if they have the systems in place and can afford it then I don't see why not.
'Shoppers now use QR codes in supermarkets where they take a scanner around with them before they are even at the till.Traditional barcodes can only hold seven pieces of very basic information — a product's name, manufacturer, type, size, weight, colour and, most importantly, its price'It might be trial and error but if it means we're keeping up with the timers then it's important for businesses.
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