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Trusted Information: The Business Capability Behind AI, Identity, and Automation

ARTICLE 01 – Beyond Compliance: What GS1 Connect 2026 Revealed About Trusted Information For many small and mid-sized businesses, the journey begins with a barcode. A retailer, marketplace, or trading ...

September 10, 2026

// September 3, 2026

Why Product Identity Is Expanding Beyond Compliance

For many years, product identifiers were primarily associated with operational processes. They helped businesses identify products, exchange information with trading partners, manage inventory,

// August 27, 2026

Why AI Keeps Leading Back to Product Information

AI projects often begin with tools. A business sees a new platform, a new automation opportunity, or a new way to improve customer

// August 20, 2026

The Number Is Not the Asset

Discussions about GS1 often begin with numbers. Businesses are introduced to product numbers, location numbers, and logistics identifiers because they enable organisations to

// August 13, 2026

AI Is Creating a New Interoperability Challenge for Mid-Size Businesses

Interoperability and harmonization have been priorities for governments, regulators, and standards organizations for decades. The principle is simple: systems create more value when

// August 6, 2026

Interoperability in the AI era: why mid-size businesses must treat harmonisation as strategy, not just compliance

The pressure is already real Mid-size businesses are not entering a calm market. In 2025, 30.36% of medium-sized EU enterprises used at least one

// July 30, 2026

For whom does the agent toll?

As AI agents begin to take on more responsibility in commerce, a quiet shift is happening. Decisions that were once made by people

// July 23, 2026

Who owns your data? We might not have a clear answer

The question of data ownership sounds straightforward. If it is your data, then you own it. But in practice, it is rarely that

// July 16, 2026

Is AI bad? We might be asking the wrong question

The question of whether AI is “bad” comes up often, especially as the technology becomes more visible in everyday life. It is a

// July 9, 2026

How Data Gaps Decide Who Gets Seen in Agent Commerce

A quiet gap that changes visibility A competitor in your category fixed their GS1 Digital Link records last quarter, while your setup has

// July 2, 2026

Why Your Product Data Matters More Than Your Barcode

Most mid-market brands understand the importance of having a UPC on their products. It is what allows them to sell through retailers, list

// June 25, 2026

Agentic Commerce: Readiness and Adoption

What is Agentic Commerce Agentic commerce refers to the use of AI agents that can search, evaluate, and complete purchases on behalf of

// June 18, 2026

AI is already choosing what customers buy. Are you being chosen?

The robots are already shopping. Is your product on their list? What’s actually changing AI agents are now handling product discovery. Instead of

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