Helpful Insights

When placing an order with your packaging supplier, do you ask for Shrink wrap and mean Stretch wrap? Or do you ask for Stretch wrap and mean Shrink wrap?

Each year, new trends and focuses emerge in the ecommerce world, seamlessly evolving the market place to cater for behavioural changes. To survive this fierce battle, you cannot afford to repeat the same things you did last year and expect them to work.

The food and drink industry is very much driven by consumer demands and social trends. From products being shipped to supermarkets, to online fast-food deliveries, sustainability is a massive concern.

Trends that make an appearance in the packaging world can often be predicted. But who’d have thought a global pandemic would evolve, changing the way we live our day-to-day lives? COVID-19 has caused major shifts in consumer behaviour, resulting in new trends that will shape the future of packaging. But how will this affect further trends, and will the likes of sustainability be forgotten about?

How quickly do you judge a company by the package that arrives on your doorstep? These days, it’s all about how the package reaches the end user, and with so many using eCommerce, it’s key to tap into this as early as possible in the chain. Here’s why protective packaging plays a crucial role in the success of your business.

Proper protective packaging is crucial for the pharmaceutical, medical and chemical industry. But finding a solution you’re confident in can prove to be difficult. Why?

Once upon a time, people used public transport excluding the masks, people crammed into elevators without batting an eye lid, and handshakes were a common way of greeting others. That was until the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed how we interact with each other. With a new age of public-health awareness, sanitation savviness, and social distancing at work, we’re now living in our ‘new normal’.

Are you satisfied with your current packaging supplier? Would you recommend them to other businesses? Do they add value to your companies packaging operation? And have they been there for you during the COVID-19 pandemic? If you answered “no” to any of these questions, it’s probably time you looked elsewhere.

Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, e-commerce and retail businesses are facing new challenges in consumer behaviour, supply chain issues, and their economic situation.