Puma Puma took the lead in using QR codes instead of bar codes in the United States, with the goal of complete retail replacement by 2027.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen OC_Formula for the clue delivery! IT House, April 19 (Xinhua)-- Sports brand Puma Puma has announced that it will be the first company in the United States to use QR codes instead of bar codes, which will be linked to information about the sustainable development of Puma, as well as material information in sneakers purchased by users.

▲ Puma Puma, in a global initiative called Sunrise 2027, GS1 US, a non-profit standards organization that regulates the bar code industry, promotes that by 2027 cash registers around the world will only accept scanned QR codes, rather than the bar codes commonly used in retailing.

▲ one-dimensional bar code to two-dimensional code transition, Picture Source International object coding Organization (GS1) generally speaking, two-dimensional code can be encoded in two dimensions, which contains much more information than one-dimensional bar code, so it can be used to accommodate more product details, merchant activity information and so on.

IT House has also recently released a bar code function test suite to help retailers assess their preparations for the transition to QR codes, IT House learned from the official announcement of GS1 US.

In addition, Australia and New Zealand are using QR codes to obtain information on the freshness of cooked food and meat products. A Japanese retailer is using a QR code to offer an "on-demand discount" on food with a shelf life of less than three days.