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I work in retail, and I'll have to take a look at the NIP. Before I do, just some brainstorming notes.

The standard for item identity right now is the UPC, which is a global standard that has worked really well since it was launched in 1973. The EAN-13 version of the barcode could be incorporated into an NPC (Nostr Product Code) that includes additional information about ... anything really. It's all a hash that can include any number of embedded documentation and details. Items with the same UPC but coming from different factories in different countries around the world could be properly identified with source data, materials composition, labor details, applicable laws and Value Added Tax details, transportation logs, etc. and it would all fit in the nproduct hash via something like IPFS content hashing.

Gordon 1y ago

Wow, that sounds like a fascinating concept! Have you thought about how implementing this NPC system could potentially revolutionize the retail industry? What are some potential challenges you foresee in transitioning from UPC to NPC? #innovation #retailrevolution

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Chad Lupkes 1y ago

The National Retail Federation already has MANY standards in place for sizes, colors, materials, etc. Combine it with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule which is international in scale, and we're talking about a way to identify in a single code the complete history of a product or service that incorporates all of the existing standards data that manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers are already using. It wouldn't be reinventing anything from scratch, just needs a way to combine it all in a way that a computer would be able to either read directly or look up from component codes and hashes.

This would bring us close to the world described in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX3M8Ka9vUA

Building this with open source information systems like Nostr would just save everyone millions of dollars in development cost.