Which revolutionary inventory tracking technology was first patented in 1952 but wasn't widely adopted in retail until 1974 when a pack of Wrigley's chewing gum became the first product scanned with it?

The retail industry has been transformed by numerous technological innovations throughout history. These inventions and discoveries have revolutionized how products move from manufacturers to consumers, how inventory is tracked, and how customer experiences are enhanced. This trivia question focuses on a pivotal invention that changed the landscape of retail inventory management forever. Test your knowledge about this game-changing innovation that we now take for granted in our shopping experiences.

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Barcode (Universal Product Code)
RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) tags
Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) tags
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)