Sunrise 2027 Readiness Tracker
Where is the world on GS1 Sunrise 2027? A public, citation-backed list of retailers, POS vendors, wholesalers, and standards bodies and what they have publicly committed to or demonstrated for accepting 2D barcodes at point of sale.
Every status claim cites at least one public source. If a fact cannot be cited, we leave the organization off the list rather than fabricate a status. Spot something stale or missing? Open an issue.
221 days
What the statuses mean
- Ready
- Has publicly demonstrated 2D scanning at production POS lanes — not just a pilot, not just a press release.
- Piloting
- Has publicly announced or demonstrated a pilot but has not yet rolled out to general production lanes.
- Announced
- Has publicly stated an intent or target date for Sunrise 2027 readiness, without a demonstrated pilot yet.
- Silent
- Known major player with no public Sunrise 2027 statement. Listed because the absence of a statement is itself newsworthy at this stage.
Ready (9)
Datalogic
GlobalPublishes Sunrise 2027-targeted guidance; 2D scanning across current lines.
- Datalogic Sunrise 2027 readiness — vendor statement
GS1 Germany
EUCoordinates the German Sunrise 2027 transition.
- GS1 Germany 2D-Codes programme — official program page
GS1 Global
GlobalOriginator of the Sunrise 2027 program. Coordinates the global transition to 2D barcodes (QR Code, Data Matrix) at point of sale.
- Sunrise 2027 program page — official program page
GS1 UK
UKCoordinates the UK Sunrise 2027 transition for retailers and brands.
- GS1 UK 2D Barcode programme — official program page
GS1 US
USRuns the US Sunrise 2027 program; hosts GS1 Connect each year with demonstrations of 2D POS scanning across retailers.
- GS1 US 2D Barcode initiative — official program page
Honeywell Productivity Solutions
GlobalImager-based 2D scanning is standard across Honeywell retail scanner lines.
- Honeywell 2D barcode scanners — vendor statement
NCR Voyix
GlobalMajor POS vendor; publishes Sunrise 2027 readiness guidance for retailer customers and documents 2D scanner support in shipping product lines.
- NCR Voyix on 2D barcodes at POS — vendor statement
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions
GlobalPOS vendor with public 2D scanning support across current product lines.
- Toshiba Commerce — 2D barcode readiness — vendor statement
Zebra Technologies
GlobalImager-based 2D scanning is standard across Zebra's retail scanner lines.
- Zebra 2D barcodes at retail — vendor statement
Piloting (2)
Albertsons Companies
USDocumented participant in GS1 US Sunrise 2027 workstreams; public statements describe 2D POS pilots ahead of the 2027 deadline.
- GS1 US 2D Barcode case studies — case study
Wegmans Food Markets
USPublic participant in GS1 US 2D barcode pilots ahead of Sunrise 2027.
- GS1 US 2D Barcode initiative — case study
Announced (6)
KeHE Distributors
USListed in GS1 US Sunrise 2027 communications as a participating wholesaler.
- GS1 US — wholesaler participants — case study
Sainsbury's
UKGS1 UK lists Sainsbury's as a Sunrise 2027 participant retailer.
- GS1 UK 2D barcode programme — retailer participants — official program page
Shopify POS
GlobalSupports 2D-capable scanners via partner hardware; no first-party Sunrise 2027 readiness program documented.
- Shopify POS scanner compatibility — vendor documentation
Tesco
UKGS1 UK lists Tesco as a Sunrise 2027 participant retailer.
- GS1 UK 2D barcode programme — retailer participants — official program page
UNFI
USListed in GS1 US Sunrise 2027 communications as a participating wholesaler.
- GS1 US — wholesaler participants — case study
Walmart
USListed in GS1 US Sunrise 2027 communications as a participating retailer; no production-lane demonstration publicly documented yet.
- GS1 US 2D Barcode initiative — official program page
Silent (8)
C&S Wholesale Grocers
USNo public Sunrise 2027 commitment located as of the last review.
Clover
GlobalNo public Sunrise 2027 readiness statement located as of the last review.
Costco Wholesale
USMajor US warehouse-club retailer. No public Sunrise 2027 commitment or pilot demonstration located as of the last review.
Kroger
USTop-five US grocer by revenue. No public Sunrise 2027 commitment or pilot announcement located as of the last review. Tracked so the silence is visible.
Lightspeed Commerce
GlobalNo public Sunrise 2027 readiness statement located as of the last review.
McLane Company
USNo public Sunrise 2027 commitment located as of the last review.
Square
GlobalSquare Reader / Square Stand do not document first-party 2D barcode scanning at POS as of the last review.
Target
USMajor US general-merchandise retailer. No public Sunrise 2027 commitment or pilot demonstration located as of the last review.
Methodology: We track public commitments only — official program pages, GS1 member-organization communications, vendor product pages, and press releases. Pilots demonstrated at GS1 Connect or similar industry events qualify; private customer references do not.
Want a deeper explainer of what Sunrise 2027 is and why it matters? Read our Sunrise 2027 guide.