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GS1 Sunrise 2027: Is Your Checkout Scanner 2D-Ready?

GS1 Sunrise 2027 is the date by which retail checkout scanners worldwide are expected to read 2D barcodes as well as the classic EAN-13. Suppliers are...

Nov 01 2026
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Which Barcode Scanner for Which Job: 2026 Buyer's Shortlist

Most scanner returns we see are not faulty units. They are the right scanner for the wrong job, or the right scanner ordered without the cradle...

Oct 26 2026
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POHODA and Money S3 Mobile Terminal: Which Device to Order

You run POHODA or Money S3, stock-taking still happens on paper, and someone has to type the counts back in. A mobile terminal fixes that, but...

Oct 15 2026
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Handheld Terminal Scan Engines: Which Range to Order

A new terminal arrives, the first pallet label at the top of the racking will not decode, and the device goes back in its box. The...

Oct 01 2026
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Comarch Optima Barcode Scanner and Label Printer Guide

Comarch ERP Optima, Subiekt nexo and enova365 each publish a list of supported external devices, and every one of those lists is mostly cash registers and...

Sep 27 2026
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Cordless Barcode Scanner: Zebra vs Datalogic vs Honeywell

A cordless barcode scanner in our catalogue costs anywhere from 111 EUR to 706 EUR, and the part numbers give almost nothing away. Two Zebra codes...

Sep 21 2026
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Barcode Scanner Part Numbers Decoded: Zebra, Honeywell

Two boxes arrive. Both say DS2208 on the label. One cost 84 euros, the other 97, and only one of them contains a USB cable and...

Sep 20 2026
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Mobile Terminal Total Cost of Ownership: 20 Units, 5 Years

A twenty device handheld rollout gets quoted as a single line: twenty units at a unit price. That line is usually under half of what the...

Sep 17 2026
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Barcode Scanner Setup for Erply, Directo and Loyverse

A scanner arrives, you plug it in, and the till field fills with the wrong characters. Or nothing arrives at all, because the software was listening...

Sep 14 2026
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