Barcode turns 50, but its days might be numbered
The trademark beep as a product is scanned is heard about six billion times per day across the world as around 70,000 items are sold each second.
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In this file photo taken on March 24, 2021, a barcode is seen on a package at a pickup point of Russia's e-commerce giant Wildberries in Moscow /AFP
By NewVision Reporter
Journalists @NewVision
The patch of irregular vertical lines that revolutionised checking out at the supermarket and facilitated the globalisation of retail is turning 50.
But as the barcode celebrates its birthday on Monday,