The InstantScan service from 1App attempts to provide a solution for marketers hoping to drive app downloads by accessing a cloud-based mobile operating system called OneOS, which turns apps into ...

Retailers and brands are under huge pressure, both online and off. The pandemic has dramatically accelerated e-commerce shopping and the cost of logistics, shipping and returns—which can reach 30% of ...

If you’ve been out to eat some time during the past year, chances are you’ve scanned a QR code to browse the menu and place an order. Maybe while you’re on the restaurant’s website the catering deals ...

The online payments company wants you to use its mobile payment app at any retail store, so it plans to use a generated code that is acceptable just about everywhere. Donna Tam covers Amazon and other ...

Amazon has introduced a new store-within-a-store concept at the Whole Foods in Plymouth Meeting, Penn. to make the store a ...

Correction: A previous version of this story did not make it clear that 1App, and not Starbucks, ran the QR code test. The InstantScan service from 1App attempts to provide a solution for marketers ...

Amazon's first physical clothing store makes heavy use of touchscreens and QR codes. Customers can use an app to do things such as requesting items without leaving a fitting room. The shop is the ...