Which invention, first used in retail in 1974, revolutionized customer experience by enabling automated checkout and inventory tracking?

The retail landscape has been transformed by numerous technological inventions and discoveries. From humble beginnings to sophisticated systems that track our every preference, retail technology has evolved dramatically. This poll tests your knowledge about a groundbreaking invention that forever changed how we shop and revolutionized the customer experience. Do you know which innovation first bridged the gap between physical products and digital information?

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Universal Product Code (UPC) barcode
Electronic point-of-sale (EPOS) system
RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) tags
Electronic article surveillance (EAS) system