It's not conjecture or hyperbole; QR codes truly are back, and this time around they might have actually have staying power.

After many false starts, QR codes have finally found their footing, but marketers need to treat the post-scan experience as seriously as the code itself.

QR codes were born in a Japanese factory in 1994 and inspired by a popular board game. Here's the story of how they went from the production line to everywhere.

Sierra Tequila, the UK’s best-selling tequila brand, is delighted to announce the launch of a new on-pack promotion with ...

Tesco is swapping barcodes for QR codes on a range of its own-brand products in a move the supermarket chain is describing as a UK "first". Scanning the QR codes with a smartphone will give shoppers ...

Customers will be able to access more information about the products they want to purchase ...

Fri, Apr 17, 2026 Tesco is making a major barcode change across its stores in what it claims is a first among UK supermarkets ...

The change will see QR codes applied to the packaging of 13 lines of Tesco’s own-brand sausages following a trial.

QR codes, short for quick-response codes, are designed to store information for easy sharing. For example, instead of making someone open a browser on their phone and manually type out a specific URL ...

It’s a simple thing we encounter many times every single week – often while in a hurry. You pull up at a parking spot, scan a QR code and pay within seconds. Or you sit down at a cafe, scan a code to ...

Scammers are sending fake "Notice of Default" traffic violation text messages impersonating state courts across the U.S., pressuring recipients to scan a QR code that leads to a phishing site ...