https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/ Guides for Shopify merchants on GTINs, UPCs, GS1 barcodes and printing barcode labels, from the team behind GS1 Assistant and Label Wizard. en Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/shopify-black-friday-apps/ https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/shopify-black-friday-apps/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Barcodes & GTINs 25 Shopify Black Friday apps for selling on Amazon, Google Shopping and in store, compared on price, limits and real merchant reviews. https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/sku-vs-upc-shopify/ https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/sku-vs-upc-shopify/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Barcodes & GTINs SKU vs UPC vs barcode: a SKU is your own stock code, a UPC is a GTIN licensed from GS1. See which one your Shopify store needs for Amazon and Google. https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/shopify-barcode-labels-long-product-names/ https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/shopify-barcode-labels-long-product-names/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Labels & printing Long product names cut off or too small on Shopify barcode labels? The free app has no font size setting. Here’s how to print long names in full. https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/gs1-sunrise-2027-2d-barcodes-shopify/ https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/gs1-sunrise-2027-2d-barcodes-shopify/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Barcodes & GTINs 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. https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/print-compare-at-price-labels-shopify/ https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/print-compare-at-price-labels-shopify/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Labels & printing 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. https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/retail-barcode-labels-alternative/ https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/retail-barcode-labels-alternative/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Labels & printing Your barcodes live in your products, not in the app. Here’s how to move your printing to another app without relabelling your shelves. https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/print-barcode-labels-shopify-product-variants/ https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/print-barcode-labels-shopify-product-variants/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Labels & printing 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. https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/google-merchant-center-gtin-errors-shopify/ https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/google-merchant-center-gtin-errors-shopify/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Barcodes & GTINs 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. https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/print-gs1-barcode-labels-shopify/ https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/print-gs1-barcode-labels-shopify/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Labels & printing Shopify now checks barcodes against GS1’s registry, but it can’t give you a GTIN. Here’s how to assign one, then print GS1 barcode labels. https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/bulk-assign-gtins-shopify-variants/ https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/bulk-assign-gtins-shopify-variants/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Barcodes & GTINs 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. https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/avery-label-sizes-shopify-products/ https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/avery-label-sizes-shopify-products/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Labels & printing No guide matches Avery template numbers to Shopify product barcode labels. Here’s how Avery sizing works and which template fits your container. https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/gs1-company-prefix-shopify-setup/ https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/gs1-company-prefix-shopify-setup/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Barcodes & GTINs 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. https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/best-shopify-barcode-label-apps/ https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/best-shopify-barcode-label-apps/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Labels & printing 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. https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/best-shopify-barcode-gtin-apps/ https://www.leftfootsoftware.com/blog/best-shopify-barcode-gtin-apps/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Barcodes & GTINs We compared 7 Shopify barcode and GTIN 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.