Which retail technology, now used in stores worldwide, was first developed by the US Department of Defense in the 1940s for military logistics before becoming a commercial retail standard in the 1970s?

The military has been at the forefront of many technological innovations that later transformed civilian retail. From the internet itself to GPS technology and even certain supply chain methodologies, defense spending has funded advancements that revolutionized how we shop. This trivia explores a groundbreaking retail technology that originated from military research and development before becoming commonplace in civilian shopping.

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RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification)
Barcode scanning system
Self-checkout kiosks
Electronic shelf labels