A video that explains how information on a QR codes is stored.

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    4 hours ago

    Oh, it is. GS1 are driving it and by 2027 all retailers around the world are expected to be able to scan the QR code at checkout instead of a traditional barcode image.

    GS1 call it 2D Barcode. It’s a QR code that embeds a GTIN https://www.gs1.org/industries/retail/2D-barcodes

    the embedded link goes to a resolver, the functionality of which they have released so anyone can build their own resolver system.