E-commerce/D2C packaging

3PL turns to automation to offset workforce shortages

Faced with a declining pool of warehouse workers and a rapidly expanding e-commerce business, third-party logistics provider ODW relies more on automated packing equipment.

January 22, 2019

E-commerce/D2C packaging: Page 31

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Report: Innovative new e-commerce at PACK EXPO

Covering 1.2 million net sq ft of exhibit space and drawing 2,500 exhibitors, PACK EXPO International brought 50,000 attendees to the biggest packaging event of the year. Here is our report on e-commerce.

January 21, 2019

Sustainability

Tide packaged for E-com only

This bag-in-box format is designed specifically for e-commerce. Super-concentrated formula means just 105 oz washes the same 96 loads that a 150-oz HDPE press-tap bottle does.

January 18, 2019

E-commerce

Paperboard folding carton growth predicted through 2022

New study reports that tariffs on China will factor into the equation. Meanwhile, e-commerce is expected to boost corrugated and paperboard box demand.

January 15, 2019

E-commerce

P&G launches an e-comm first

‘We have designed a package e-comm-back.’ That’s how Procter & Gamble describes the process behind its launch this month of the Tide Eco-Box.

January 15, 2019

E-commerce/D2C packaging

E-commerce in packaging

A collection of e-commerce coverage for the packaging and packaging machinery industry

January 11, 2019

E-commerce

P&G Eco-Box irks bloggers

This just in from the department of no good deed goes unpunished.

January 9, 2019

E-commerce/D2C packaging

2019: ‘The end of the food industry as we know it’

A webinar hosted by The Food Institute puts a spotlight on growing industry and consumer trends, such as food delivery, including by drone, cannabis, and vending concepts.

January 7, 2019

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Top 10 stories of 2018 reflect hottest trends

This year’s most popular stories on packworld.com provide a snapshot of 2018’s leading trends, including digital printing, e-commerce, cannabis, sustainability, and more.

December 30, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

At J&J Consumer, packaging is a team sport

Millennials, sustainable packaging, speed to market, e-commerce, and keeping up with nimble competitors—packaging professionals at J&J Consumer are laser focused on all of the above.

December 3, 2018

E-commerce/D2C packaging

U.S. online grocery retail market worth $26.87 billion by 2025

Report outlines drivers of increased online grocery shopping, including tech-savvy millennials’ preference for convenient shopping options.

December 2, 2018

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Amazon’s new sustainable packaging program puts the customer first

Amazon encourages vendors to optimize their e-commerce packaging to reduce waste, decrease cost, eliminate damage, and most important, enhance the customer experience.

November 19, 2018

Robotics

Vacuum grip end effector ready for cobots in fulfillment centers

Piab's new piCOBOT gripper is small, powerful, and ready to collaborate with human and cobot workers. Recently, it has been certified by Universal Robots.

November 16, 2018