GS1 Sunrise 2027 and 2D Barcodes: What Changes for Your Shopify Store (and What Doesn’t)
UPC and EAN barcodes aren’t going away in 2027. What GS1 Sunrise 2027 changes, what stays the same, and what to check in your Shopify store now.
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Guides on GS1 barcodes, GTINs, and Shopify product data
Practical, honestly-reviewed guides for Shopify merchants managing barcodes, GTINs, and marketplace compliance, written by the team behind GS1 Assistant.
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How to Print Sale Labels in Shopify That Show the Compare-at Price
Shopify’s free label app prints one price. Here’s how to print sale labels with the compare-at price struck through beside the sale price.
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Leaving Shopify’s Retail Barcode Labels App? Keep Your Barcodes When You Switch
Your barcodes live in your products, not in the app. Here’s how to move your printing to another app without relabelling your shelves.
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How to Print Barcode Labels for Shopify Variants (Free App)
Shopify’s free app makes you select each variant and its quantity by hand. Here’s how to tick the variants you need and set the quantity once.
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Shopify GTIN Errors in Google Merchant Center: Wrong Number, or No Number?
Google shows one GTIN error for four different problems. Two are fixable in Shopify’s Barcode box, two are not. Find out which one you have before you change anything.
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From GTIN to Label: How to Print GS1 Barcode Labels for Your Shopify Products
Shopify’s barcode field doesn’t check if your number is a real GTIN. Here’s how to assign one, then print GS1 barcode labels for your products.
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How to Bulk-Assign GTINs (UPC/EAN) to Shopify Variants Without Doing It One Product at a Time
No guide covers bulk-adding UPC/barcode GTINs to Shopify variants safely. Here’s the CSV path, plus how to catch duplicates before a channel does.
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Avery Label Templates for Shopify Product Barcodes: Which Size to Use
No guide matches Avery template numbers to Shopify product barcode labels. Here’s how Avery sizing works and which template fits your container.
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GS1 Company Prefix: What It Is, How to Get One, and Shopify Setup (2026)
What a GS1 Company Prefix is, how to check if you have one, what it costs, and how to assign your own GTINs from it in Shopify.
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9 Best Shopify Barcode Label Apps, Ranked for 2026
We read 1,843 merchant reviews and ranked 9 apps that print physical labels, on label sizes, printer support and what happens to your text. Storefront badge apps excluded.
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8 Best Shopify Barcode & GTIN Apps in 2026 (Free & Paid)
We compared 8 Shopify barcode apps across features, pricing, ratings, and real merchant reviews, including the 3 types of barcode apps most merchants never realize exist before their first marketplace rejection.
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GS1 Assistant assigns GTINs from your own GS1 Company Prefix and catches missing or duplicate barcodes, right inside Shopify.