Ecommerce/Supply Chain

Robust growth of the global retail sector in recent years has fueled the demand for low-cost packaging materials, which will drive retail-ready packaging market trends in the coming years. Retail-ready packaging (RRP) or shelf-ready packaging (SRP...

According to a new survey of 250 consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies by L.E.K. Consulting, 75% of brand owners say they're going to spend significantly more on packaging—and one-third of them will increase spending by more than 10%. In fact...

Notable insights and sound bites Packaging Digest heard this year from experts at companies including Amazon, Frito-Lay, Anheuser Busch, HAVI, Jabil Packaging Solutions and others that are worth repeating.“I never learn anything talking. I only...

With a revamped shipping material design, OptumRx reportedly has become the first pharmacy care company to launch fully sustainable packaging for drug shipments. The upgraded packaging replaces polystyrene blocks with cotton-fiber pads, while...

Square Baby’s dietician-developed baby foods and meal plans are good for little ones, and the company’s supply-chain packaging is good for the environment. Its cold-chain shippers, designed with compostable insulation instead of difficult-to...

A do-it-all ecommerce shipping container in development for chilled meal kit delivery meets food safety and sustainability/reusability issues while delivering an engaging unboxing experience for consumers.Most of the time editors learn of new...

Patented EcoPack packaging addresses sanitation, sustainability and other transportation challenges for fruits, vegetables, meat and other commodity foods in a graphics-friendly, reusable frame-and-bag crate format...

The growing popularity of clamp-truck handling in supply chain operations can reduce labor and help accelerate product distribution, but it can also apply extreme horizontal forces on your products’ packaging. Is your packaging designed for clamp...

What’s Net Promoter Score and what’s packaging got to do with it? Turns out NPS is a great indicator of business growth that can be influenced by ecommerce packaging in five ways.Many analysts agree an organization’s Net Promoter Score can be a...

Custom-cut meat supplier Chicago Meat Authority has recently switched to a new crush-resistant shipping case that also has built-in handles that make it easier to manually palletize.The company replaced its previous flap-sealed box—which did not...