Scanner decode
Can the lane read the 2D symbol at the package angle and distance your stores actually use?
For retailers
Make sure 2D barcodes work at checkout.
Test scanners, POS behavior, self-checkout, and private-label products before your stores need to handle a new kind of barcode every day.
Start with a controlled pilot. Existing UPC workflows can remain in place while compatible 2D acceptance is introduced.
Store readiness
Pilot12
Stores
84
Checkout lanes
156
Scanners
28
Self checkout
2D rollout readiness72%
ScannerPOSStore test
The test that matters
Know what works before rollout.
A package may carry a linear barcode and a 2D barcode together for a while. Validate how each symbol behaves, and confirm the combined package becomes one item at checkout.
Plan a store testCheckout test run
Ready to documentUPC onlyPass
2D onlyPass
UPC + 2DOne item
Self checkoutPass
During coexistence, the important test is that a package carrying both symbols still becomes one item at checkout.
Private-label product
You control the catalog.
Digital Link
Identity and content.
Your checkout
Test before rollout.
A practical starting point
Start with products you already control.
Private-label products give retailers a clear place to coordinate identifiers, packaging, product content, and checkout testing across one team.
Prepare a private-label catalogBefore you call it ready
Document the lane, not just the ambition.
Use a repeatable test plan so store operations, technology teams, suppliers, and private-label teams have the same definition of ready.
POS behavior
Does the system turn the product identifier into one item, with the right data passed downstream?
Self-checkout
Does the customer-facing flow work without adding confusion or a second scan?
Trading partners
Which suppliers and private-label teams need a test window, sample package, or rollout note?
The transition is shared
Products need a plan. Stores need proof.
Product side
Identifiers, destinations, packaging, and product content are ready for the partner conversation.
For brandsStore side
Scanners, POS, self-checkout, and rollout notes are tested with the people who run the lanes.
Plan a testRetail readiness starts with a test