EPA, Transportation Department unveil car labels for comparing efficiency, cost, and environmental impact among different drive trains, but they drop letter grade system that automakers balked at. In ...

While the media coverage of the new SmartLabel initiative has focused on shoppers’ enthusiasm (or lack, thereof) for scanning QR codes as they shop, or whether it’s just an elaborate ruse by ‘big food ...

The initiative that gives consumers detailed product information via QR codes is gearing up for a major shift in retail technology.

The government’s plan to replace information labels with QR codes on plastic water bottles is raising questions about viability among retailers, due to a lack of devices to scan the codes and concerns ...