All E-commerce articles – Page 6
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ArticleDoorDash implements new Package Pickup service for consumer convenience in package returns
Food takeaway and delivery platform DoorDash has announced its new Package Pickup service, set to enable consumers to return prepaid packages to relevant shipping companies without leaving their homes.
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ArticleWill the corrugated industry's ability to back the winning horse be the key to its future success?
Is flexibility while serving multiple retail channels the key to the success of corrugated, and how will this play out in the future within retailing? Neil Osment, Managing Director of paper packaging industry analysts NOA, shares his thoughts with Packaging Europe.
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ArticleMondi to package MODIVO fashion products in paper-based boxes and bags for e-commerce deliveries
Mondi has provided online retailer MODIVO SA with a range of corrugated boxes and paper-based MailerBAGS to be applied to its fashion items in the hopes of optimising product protection, packaging space, and money.
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ArticleFinalist interview: EcoCubly e-commerce packaging
In our latest Sustainability Awards 2022 finalist interview, we find out about EcoCubly, a reusable e-commerce packaging solution that reduces void fill and empty space. EcoCubly is a finalist in the pre-commercialised Climate category.
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ArticleWhat does modern traceability look like for CPG businesses?
Consumers are paying attention to their products – where and how they are sourced, and whether they are everything they claim to be. How can smart packaging accommodate for this shift, and what additional benefits can it bring? Ken Sickles, EVP and chief product officer at Digimarc, tells us why digitisation might be the way forward for CPG businesses.
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ArticleSealed Air’s first paper wrapping systems aspire for quick, safe, and efficient packaging process for product delivery
Sealed Air has launched its first ready-to-roll paper wrapping systems, aimed at streamlining packaging supply for low- and medium-volume e-commerce retailers and fulfilment companies.
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ArticleUkrainian start-up Releaf Paper enters EU market with online launch
Releaf Paper, a Ukrainian-based start-up that uses a patented technology to process fallen leaves into cellulose for paper production, has launched its paper bags for the EU and UK markets with a dedicated webstore.
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ArticleFinalist interview: WestRock’s fibre-based mailer solution
WestRock’s fibre-based mailer solution, KD-fold™, is a curbside recyclable replacement for single-use plastic mailer bags. Find out more about the solution in this interview with WestRock, which is a finalist in the E-Commerce category of the Sustainability Awards 2022.
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ArticleFinalist interview: envoBOX, an e-commerce solution made from discarded agricultural fibres
envoPAP’s envoBOX, which is made from discarded agricultural fibres and offers a carbon footprint saving of 28% compared to virgin wood fibre boxes, is a finalist in the E-Commerce category of the Sustainability Awards 2022. We spoke to the company to find out more about the solution.
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ArticleFinalist interview: Eliminating plastic fillers with Smurfit Kappa’s e-commerce paper packaging
Smurfit Kappa has developed a 100% paper-based packaging solution that allows consumer goods company Reckitt to distribute its brands via Amazon without single-use plastic blisters or fillers. Smurfit Kappa tells us more about the solution, which is a finalist in the E-Commerce category of the Sustainability Awards 2022.
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ArticleAntalis develops foam profiles with recycled content
Antalis Packaging has developed new foam profiles that it says are made from 100% recycled content and are fully recyclable.
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ArticleHow committed is Amazon to sustainable packaging progress?
E-commerce giant Amazon has taken a recent interest in eco-friendly packaging, particularly in its usage of paper and cardboard. Even so, the company is no stranger to criticism for its environmental practices. With the catastrophic impacts of climate change leading to conversations about corporate greenwashing, Emma Liggins asks if Amazon is doing enough to make its packaging sustainable.
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ArticleFinalist interview: HelloFresh’s system for enhancing the thermal performance of recipe delivery boxes
HelloFresh’s Systematic Cooling Concept (SCC) was developed in-house with the aim of optimising the efficiency and thermal performance of the recipe box delivery service’s packaging. We spoke to HelloFresh about the system, which is shortlisted in the ‘E-commerce’ category of our Sustainability Awards 2022.
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ArticleABB launches five axis Delta robot with aim of increasing speed in lightweight packaging
ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation is launching its new five axis Delta robot, which it expects to increase the speed and efficiency of packaging lightweight products on factory lines.
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ArticleInnovation for consumer protection
A changing landscape of consumption means that packaging security solutions are increasingly required to work harder – and be smarter – to protect consumers. We spoke with Dr Tobias Jochum from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP and Terrence O’Neill from Covectra about how engaging consumers in their own protection via packaging may be key to addressing the challenges associated with e-commerce and counterfeiting.
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ArticleReckitt launches minimalist e-commerce packaging for Vanish
Reckitt power brand Vanish is launching Vanish Multipower Tabs with minimalist packaging and a brand experience designed specifically for online shoppers.
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ArticleNOVA Chemicals introduces new HDPE resin for orientated film portfolio
NOVA Chemicals has introduced a new HDPE resin technology for machine direction orientated and biaxially orientated films to enable the production of recyclable, all-PE packaging for demanding applications.
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ArticleDoes comparing single-use and reusable packaging provide more questions than answers?
According to FEFCO, single-use corrugated cardboard demonstrates a lower environmental impact than reusable plastic packaging solutions – but variable performances across sustainability categories ultimately provide uncertain conclusions. Can comparing materials – and, in some cases, pitting reuse against recycling – actually provide actionable solutions when it comes to facilitating a circular economy for packaging?
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ArticleHow e-commerce packaging adapted during the pandemic
Ross Woodburn, managing director at BUBL Packaging explores how manufacturers that adapted faster by using core skills and exploiting knowledge of specific sectors created opportunities for growth during the pandemic.
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ArticleHow can we make reusable packaging mainstream?
Over the past few years, Returnity has collaborated with Walmart, New Balance, and Estée Lauder to create tailored reusable packaging systems at scale. We caught up with the company’s CEO, Mike Newman, to talk about collaboration, LCAs, and what more can be done to normalise reusable packaging solutions.