It is likely that in the countdown to Christmas, you received many orders packaged in cardboard boxes. With many retailers forced to close in lockdown, online shopping grew at at accelerated rates through 2020. All those e-commerce deliveries can leave you with quite a collection...
Your products can be packaged in a variety of materials, so why is corrugated cardboard the most widely used packaging material? The quick answer is that corrugated cardboard: Is a practical packaging solution Can be formed into customised boxes Can be transformed by a variety of...
With the rise in demand for online shopping, it is no surprise that orders for cardboard boxes have gone through the roof. Local shops, producers and suppliers have been quick to adapt in response to customer needs. They were quick to initiate new processes that...
This has been a year when retailers have needed to adapt at speed. The demand for deliveries accelerated as soon as lockdown came into force in March. In the packaging industry, orders for cardboard shipping cartons took a sudden leap and the surge in orders...
The countdown to Christmas offers an annual peak in sales, so retailers start preparations in the spring. We deal with enquiries for Christmas gift packaging throughout the year, but even we were surprised to hear that the John Lewis online Christmas shop has gone live...
Over the last decade, consumer pressure and global targets have positioned environmental packaging as a priority for many food brands. To minimise packaging waste, supermarkets and other retailers have introduced refill schemes and a greater range of unpackaged products. Where protection is necessary, there has been...
Online shopping has helped to keep many of us stocked up during and since lockdown. Companies with e-commerce facilities in place were able to quickly respond to customer needs. Many other retail businesses adapted quickly to package up their products, provide ordering and delivery services. As...
What do you do when you love train travel, but can no longer get on board? This was the dilemma facing an 11-year- old girl from Worthing during lockdown. As an avid train fan, July came up with a creative solution. It just required her...
Aylesbury Box Company provides large corrugated cartons for industrial customers, printed e-commerce packaging and bespoke boxes for businesses. We are also asked to provide boxes for non-commercial projects, charities and, in the case of the following examples, school initiatives. British Council Project to Support Online Collaboration The...
The European Packaging Preferences 2020 Study gathered responses from 5,900 consumers in 9 countries. What were their perceptions and preferences regarding the different packaging materials? How does this influence buying decisions? The study revealed that cardboard was the packaging material that won the consumer vote. They...