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To better connect our members and partners we have revamped our GS1 UK partner finder – head of partnerships, Robert Flack, shares the details.
Opinion piece
25/02/2021
Nick Garner, director of operations at AdvanceFirst, explores the shift from traditional electronic data interchange (EDI) to Real-Time Data Exchange (RTDE) to meet growing consumer demand.
Guest opinion piece
09/12/2020
Following ministerial discussion on the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill on 2 September in the House of Lords, head of healthcare, Glen Hodgson, shares his views on where standards and point-of-care scanning could have a fundamental role to play.
Opinion piece
04/09/2020
For Neil Hind* and the team at GMHSCP, adopting GS1 standards is enabling them develop a better, safer, and more efficient healthcare supply chain.
Guest opinion piece
10/06/2020
The world has changed significantly since the introduction of the barcode in 1974 and, with it, the demands for accurate data have increased.
Industry news
21/05/2020
Foodie champion and UK grocery expert, Karen Green, shares some examples of the times that things haven't gone quite right in business and how you can avoid making the same mistakes.
Guest opinion piece
24/01/2020
Data transformation may seem like a buzzword in the retail industry, but data accuracy has never been more important.
Industry news
16/12/2019
A few of weeks ago we attended the Amazon Sellers Conference in Manchester. Here are a few of the key takeaways from the event.
Industry news
28/10/2019
In a series of blogs from our 2019 healthcare conference sponsors, Ian Moody, associate at Transalis assesses the challenges of connecting systems and information across organisations.
Guest opinion piece
17/05/2019
That familiar black picket fence with numbers beneath it, hiding in an inconspicuous corner of every product’s packaging. It’s even on the wristbands you’ll receive if you are admitted to hospital, in the form of a square DataMatrix.
Industry news
17/04/2019