https://blog.closient.com/tags/retail/Recent content in Retail on Closient BlogHugoen-usThu, 02 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://blog.closient.com/retailers-already-moving-to-qr-codes/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://blog.closient.com/retailers-already-moving-to-qr-codes/<p>In early 2025, Tesco launched its second trial of QR codes at the checkout. Twelve own-brand fresh produce and meat products across roughly 20% of UK stores now carry 2D barcodes - and on some of those products, the traditional UPC barcode has already been removed entirely.</p> <p>Not supplemented. Not placed alongside. Removed.</p> <p>That is not a pilot program in the conventional sense. That is a retailer with over 4,000 stores making an operational decision about how products get scanned and sold. And Tesco is far from alone.</p>