The Barcode: a forty-year legacy

Have you ever noticed that the barcode resides on the back front or literally anywhere on all products in the UK? As much as it goes unnoticed, the barcode has a deep impact on the NHS, retail landscapes, food industries and the economy as a whole. Tracing back, the first UK barcode scan took place on the 2nd of October,1979 at Keymarkets in Spalding, Lincolnshire. It will mark the 40th Anniversary of the UK barcode on 2nd October. An interesting fact about it is that there are 70,000 items being scanned by barcode at every second throughout the globe. The barcode has done wonders and transformed the industry in the UK.