Who invented the first practical barcode scanner system that revolutionized retail checkout and inventory management?

The history of retail is filled with groundbreaking inventions and discoveries that transformed how we shop. From primitive marketplaces to sophisticated digital commerce platforms, retail innovation has been driven by visionaries who identified problems and created solutions. This poll tests your knowledge of a pivotal invention that revolutionized the retail industry and changed consumer behavior forever. Can you identify the correct origin of this game-changing retail technology?

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Norman Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver (1952)
Thomas Watson and IBM research team (1963)
Richard Sears and Alvah Roebuck (1945)
James Ritty and John Patterson (1971)