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The Old-School Supermarket Chain Where The First Barcode Was Scanned

Discover the old-school supermarket chain where the first barcode was scanned -- and how that single moment revolutionized ...
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50 years ago, the first retail barcode was scanned at an Ohio grocery store

Vintage photo from Carillon Park display shows the NCR 255 register and barcode scanner in action. Fifty years ago at Marsh’s grocery store in Troy, a pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum became the ...