A QR code is a machine-readable matrix barcode and it stands for “quick response” code. You can use the camera app on any phone to scan a QR code. After being scanned, the QR code will send the user ...

From QR code advertisements to QR code payments, more and more companies are including these black-and-white squares to optimize their operations. But what exactly is the reason for this? The idea for ...

If it seems like QR codes are everywhere these days, that's because, well, they are. Thanks to a surge in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, these scannable codes are being used by businesses ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

The reasoning behind the push for QR code labels is manifold. At a surface level, lengthy clothing tags can be uncomfortable and wasteful–requiring the apparel industry to “produce so much label tape ...

While the media coverage of the new SmartLabel initiative has focused on shoppers’ enthusiasm (or lack, thereof) for scanning QR codes as they shop, or whether it’s just an elaborate ruse by ‘big food ...