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Preparing for the UK deposit return scheme: how digital supply chains and EDI can help you stay ahead
Nick Garner, director of business development at AdvanceFirst Technologies, explores how businesses can prepare for the UK deposit return scheme through digital supply chains and EDI.
Guest opinion piece
01/12/2025
The uphill struggle for businesses: what the 2025 Autumn Budget means for GS1 UK members
The Autumn Budget attempts to change the economic narrative but will likely leave many businesses running just to stand still.
26/11/2025
Amazon’s role in a winning retail strategy
In this guest post, Bizon, the European leader in Amazon performance, explains why Amazon remains a critical sales channel for brands and how combining it with a strong multi-channel strategy can drive sustainable growth.
Guest opinion piece
25/11/2025
Amazon expands Transparency programme as industry accelerates shift to 2D barcodes
Amazon’s latest move in the fight against counterfeits sees it team up with Menasha Packaging to scale its Transparency programme, as the packaging industry prepares for a future defined by smarter serialisation and 2D barcodes.
Industry news
17/11/2025
My Numberbank: built for today, ready for tomorrow
Discover how My Numberbank makes product setup faster, simpler and more secure.
Industry news
14/11/2025
Connected Experiences Report Vol.3: connected packaging comes of age
The latest edition of the Connected Experience Report, produced by SharpEnd and Io.tt, marks a turning point in the evolution of connected packaging.
Industry news
13/11/2025
From SEO to AIO: how GS1 standards elevate construction products in the AI era
We explore how AI-driven search is reshaping how specifiers, contractors and buyers discover construction products and how GS1 standards ensure products stay visible and trusted.
Industry news
11/11/2025
Snowdon Timber: building a sustainable future through marketplaces and GS1 standards
Discover how GS1 standards helped Snowdon Timber scale across B&Q, Amazon and beyond.
Industry news
10/11/2025
GS1 brings trusted medical product information to smartphones through collaboration with Google
GS1 global has announced a collaboration with Google that enables GS1 DataMatrix barcodes – already printed on millions of medicine packs worldwide – to be scanned and recognised by Google Lens, the company’s visual search tool.
Industry news
06/11/2025
Turning the tide on food waste with QR codes powered by GS1
Find out how GS1 standards, smarter systems and better-informed consumers can prevent food waste before it happens.
Industry news
05/11/2025