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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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CLP Label Printer Checklist: New Font Rules From 2027

From 1 January 2027 a hazard label is only compliant if the text on it is physically big enough. Regulation (EU) 2024/2865, the revision of CLP,...

Oct 13 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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GPSR Labelling Requirements: What to Print and On What

Since 13 December 2024 almost every consumer product sold in the EU has to carry identification and contact data under the General Product Safety Regulation (EU)...

Sep 25 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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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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Rugged Tablets and Laptops: Which Model for Which Job

Most people who ask us for a rugged tablet have one of two pictures in their head, and both are usually wrong. Either they want a...

Sep 12 2026
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