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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. From compliance to connection, discover the growing role of QR codes powered by GS1.
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
The future of product information: 2D barcodes, generative AI and the evolving digital shopper
By Rabia Yasmeen, global insight manager e-commerce at Euromonitor, Grant Budding, consulting business development for international development at Euromonitor and Kerry Morrison, head of retail at GS1 UK.
Guest opinion piece
04/11/2025
Half of shoppers say they’ve been sold out-of-date food – as £11.8bn worth of groceries binned each year
Over half of UK adults (51 per cent) say they’ve unknowingly bought out-of-date food from supermarkets, as our latest research finds £11.8 billion worth of groceries are thrown away each year.
Industry news
23/10/2025
Success strategies for Amazon vendor negotiations in 2026
Strategy consultant Martin Heubel shares how Amazon 1P vendors can prepare, negotiate and leverage commercial value to secure better margins in 2026.
Guest opinion piece
07/10/2025