If you’ve been out to eat some time during the past year, chances are you’ve scanned a QR code to browse the menu and place an order. Maybe while you’re on the restaurant’s website the catering deals ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link This time last year, QR codes were a novelty piece of technology in the US, mostly used as an advertising and marketing tool. But the black and ...

The new standard means that the QR code on a product can be used by both a consumer with a smartphone and a retail store’s point-of-sale system. Brands rolling out the new standard include Kellogg’s, ...

Whether used for window shopping, checking product ratings or searching for sales, smartphones are society’s latest shopping companion. They allow on-the-go consumers to stay plugged into the retail ...

Amazon's first physical clothing store makes heavy use of touchscreens and QR codes. Customers can use an app to do things such as requesting items without leaving a fitting room. The shop is the ...

It stands for “quick response.” It was created in 1994 by a Denso Wave employee named Masahiro Hara who had the idea while playing “Go.” He realized a grid system could hold much more info in a single ...

If there's a shortage of anything, it's understanding of how QR codes work.