In which year was the first commercial barcode scanner used in a retail store, marking the beginning of modern automated checkout systems?

The world of retail has been transformed by technological innovations that changed how we shop forever. Many breakthrough inventions have become so commonplace that we rarely think about when they first appeared. Test your knowledge about a groundbreaking retail technology that revolutionized inventory management and checkout processes worldwide, fundamentally changing the customer experience in stores everywhere.

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1974
1962
1980
1969