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By The Barcode Guru Yes. Many new companies looking to buy UPC codes for Amazon and countless other retailers want to know if there is an alternative to GS1 as their UPC barcode source.  After all, GS1 has virtually no customer service and is incredibly slow and expensive.  GS1 also charges steep annual fees that never end.  These facts alone reduce most people...

You might have noticed black and white patterns on the back of products. The ones with vertical lines are traditional ones, known as UPC barcodes, but there are other new ones too. These black and white dotted or uniquely patterned codes are called QR codes. You might have also heard about a QR code and even scanned one with your smartphone. With this in mind, what are UPC barc...

Selling and delivering your products globally through online platforms is a way to grow your business exponentially. One of the top platforms you can use is Amazon. When it comes to expanding their eCommerce business, most sellers prefer to stay in their home country. They believe that selling products in a foreign country can be intimidating and might trigger some very complic...

The Most Common Types of Barcodes and Standards  If you are looking for a way to track inventory across multiple locations or a massive supply chain, you have probably thought about barcodes. At the same time, what barcodes work best for your needs? There are countless types of barcodes available, and it is important to understand some of the most popular types of barcod...

(Everything you need to know FINALLY explained!) By Erik Quisling  Over the past couple of years, a lot has been talked about Amazon’s new and evolved barcode requirements. The purpose of this article is to explain what has changed, what barcode documentation Amazon now requires to list a new product, and how these changes affect products that are currently listed...

By Erik Quisling (The Barcode Guru)     A very common question we are asked every day is “How many barcodes do I need for my apparel products?”     Specifically, customers want to know if they need to have a unique barcode for every different style and size of the clothes they are selling.   In short, the answer is YES.  ...

A list of Amazon UPC Barcode Error Messages       Over the past several years, much has been written about Amazon’s evolving requirements with regard to UPC barcodes.  Needless to say, it has caused a great deal of angst among those attempting to list their products on Amazon.  The point of this article is to clear up any confusion once and fo...

By Erik Quisling Buying a barcode should be a fairly simple and hassle-free process. If you are considering purchasing a barcode, the first step is to determine whether you require a unique retail barcode. This is most often the case if you have a retail product, as the majority of retail stores require products in their stores to have barcodes on the packaging. Some online ba...

By Erik Quisling Barcodes are useful tools that help businesses track products, prices, and stock levels through a computer system to allow for significant increases in productivity and efficiency. The lines and patterns on a barcode allow product information to be easily read by a scanning device, and automatically enters that information into a computer system. This makes re...

By Erik Quisling The invention and implementation of barcodes allowed many industries to undergo positive changes such as reduced costs, increased efficiency, and enhanced inventory management. Although barcodes are used in many industries-- healthcare, retail, transportation and logistics are the main ones.    In the healthcare industry, barcodes are very importan...

By Erik Quisling As Amazon continues to be one of the top marketplaces for ecommerce sellers, there are some things to keep in mind when creating a listing. If you are new to selling on Amazon or need a refresher, here are a few do’s and don’ts that may be useful to know:   The Do’s of Amazon Product Listing:   DO become familiar with the Sell...

By Erik Quisling Among all the product identifiers used in Google Shopping, GTIN is arguably the most important. GTIN is one of the most commonly talked about identifiers around the world and is necessary for online retailers to learn if they want to see results from their shopping ads.    GTIN is short for Global Trade Identification Number, and each unique GTIN i...

By The Barcode Guru   The last several years have seen an explosion in the growth of the beer industry.  New breweries are popping up almost daily along with countless new beer-related products.   At Buyabarcode.com, we have long specialized in assisting young breweries launch their new beverages and to date have helped nearly 200 breweries with their barc...

So you have a new product and you just figured out that if you want to sell it in retail stores you’ll need a UPC barcode. After doing a bit of research online, you realize there is a wide range of UPC barcode vendors offering a variety of prices and services.  It’s messy and reduces a lot of people to tears.   Do not fret.  When it comes down to it...

By The Barcode Guru If you are new to launching a retail product, there are few things as confusing and frustrating as finding the right type of barcode.  With an infinite amount of product categories and more than 30 commonly used barcode types, trying to figure out the correct way to barcode your product can reduce anyone to tears.   So allow me to make this as s...

Selling products for giant retailers such as Best Buy marketplace will need to purchase barcodes for each product. Us barcode professionals at Buy a Barcode can explain the process for purchasing UPC barcodes for Best Buy.   Purchasing a UPC (universal product code) is the best way to differentiate the products you are selling. Whether you’re a retail gia...

  Jet is an online marketplace platform launched in 2015, notable for their purple branding and similar “smiley” face (almost like Amazon). Giving Amazon and other major retailers a run for their money, Jet stands out amongst other marketplace because of their real-time pricing algorithm.   To be approved to sell on Jet’s e-commerce website, there...

By The Barcode Guru There are a lot of misconceptions out in the world about where exactly barcodes come from.  Originally, when the barcode process was first created in the 1960s, businesses would just make up their own numbers and put them on their products.  This worked for a long time for managing inventory but eventually as barcode usage became more widespread,...

Yes. Many new companies looking to buy UPC codes for Amazon and countless other retailers want to know if there is an alternative to GS1 as their UPC barcode source.  After all, GS1 has virtually no customer service and is incredibly slow and expensive.  GS1 also charges steep annual fees that never end.  These facts alone reduce most people to tears when trying...

Barcodes Explained (Part 5) For more than 14 years I have been answering these questions so let me sum up the answers as clearly as I can. GS1 is the name of the company that created the entire barcoding system currently used by all retailers around the world. What is often immediately confusing about GS1 is that for the first 30 years of its existence it was known as the Uni...