Stores that use electronic inventory systems use the barcodes that come on mass produced packages or else create their own barcodes which their systems are able to process. Although barcodes can transfer information about the item’s identity, other types of information are limited. Transfer an extra set of data using a matrix barcode. It can be scanned with standard equipment and interpreted with the appropriate software.
A matrix square code can be set with software and a printer and may contain a wide variety of information. It is frequently used today to convey payment information through the screen of a smart phone, but it might also contain vendor or retail information. This type of barcode does take an optic scanner. Older one-dimensional barcode scanners are not capable of reading them. For your business, buy a package solution that provides the software to write and read your own custom codes or the codes of other service providers.