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Alan Haberman

Alan Haberman was an American supermarket executive who is credited with popularizing the use of the barcode in commerce internationally. Haberman was a founder and board member of the Uniform Code Council. He graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Business School.

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Alan Haberman (July 27, 1929 in Worcester, Massachusetts – June 12, 2011 in Newton, Massachusetts) was an American supermarket executive who is credited with popularizing the use of the barcode in commerce internationally. Haberman was a founder and board member of the Uniform Code Council.¹ He graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Business School.²

See also

See also

George J. Laurer, U.P.C. creator

References

References

Margalit Fox (June 15, 2011). "Alan Haberman, Who Ushered In the Bar Code, Dies at 81". The New York Times.
"Bar code backer Alan Haberman changed retail world". 21 June 2011.