Retail Shelf, Price and Product Labels

Verify store shelf and product labels on screen, before they fail to scan at the checkout.

The problem

In retail a label error shows up directly at the checkout: the barcode does not scan, the queue waits, the cashier types the code by hand. On shelf labels, a price or product name that does not fit the template turns the label into a pointer to the wrong product. All of it is copied from a single template onto hundreds of labels, and once they are distributed to the store, fixing them means collecting them by hand.

What does Labelixa do?

See whether it will scan, before it ships

EAN-13 and UPC-A barcodes are drawn exactly as produced; a narrow module or a clipped quiet zone is caught before the label leaves for the store.

Price and product-name fields

A long product name and a many-digit price overflow the template. Preview with your longest product name and find the field limit on screen, not on the shelf.

The check digit never changes silently

EAN-13 and UPC-A carry a check digit. If you get it wrong you get a warning that names the digit you sent, the correct one, and the number the barcode was actually produced with.

Shelf and product labels from one endpoint

Produce shelf, product and markdown labels of different sizes through a single API endpoint.

Example label

This image was produced from the ZPL beside it with the Labelixa engine.

Try your own ZPL code →

^XA
^FO25,20^A0N,28,26^FDCOFFEE BEANS 250 G^FS
^FO25,58^A0N,20,18^FDSKU: 44-1902^FS
^FO25,92^A0N,64,56^FD$18.90^FS
^BY3,3,70^FO25,170^BEN,70,Y,N^FD8691234567890^FS
^FO25,265^A0N,18,16^FDShelf: 07 / Aisle: COFFEE^FS
^XZ

Commonly used symbologies

How to integrate

1. Preview your shelf or product label template and see it at real size.
2. Try it with your longest product name and highest price — that is where overflow appears.
3. Test the barcode with a real product code; if the check digit is wrong you get a warning.
4. Once the template is settled, generate labels from your pricing or product system through the API.

Go to the API reference →

Frequently asked questions