Bad bar codes simply won’t fly at Kmart. One of the nation’s leading retailers, Troy, MI-based Kmart offers guidelines to its suppliers to make sure its bar codes are scannable at the checkout.
“The vendor needs to follow UPC guidelines—UPC/EAN or UCC guidelines. It’s definitely a condition of doing business with Kmart,” states Dorothy Brandes, manager, UPC/EAN coordination for Kmart. “The Uniform Code Council has all of its documents on a Web site, and so does Kmart. Of course, I’m an on-site manager, so I can also help with any questions. If they want us to get a little more involved with their symbols, I let them know that they can send it in to me.”
