The Evolution of the Retail Barcode

We know that technology drives a lot of retailing today. But it’s also interesting to track how technology has evolved over the decades.
Take the barcode, for example. Look at this infographic to see how far we’ve come since punch cards in 1890.

Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually.

 

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