Logistics/Supply Chain

Live at GS1: Retail Says Its Future Demands Smarter Packaging

At GS1 Amplify, David Polinchock of Brand Experience Lab challenged brands to rethink packaging for a tech-driven, omnichannel world—where captivating experiences, not just data capture, define the future of retail.

June 11, 2025

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PMMI News

As Tariffs Upend Capital Plans, CPGs Exercise Caution, Strategy, & Contract Clarity

Four brand-side leaders share how tariffs are reshaping packaging equipment investment and what they expect from their OEM partners.

June 3, 2025

Logistics/Supply Chain

Tariffs and Packaging—the Mother of Necessity?

Despite recurring challenges like tariffs, the packaging industry historically has adapted through innovative designs, supply chain diversification, and close collaboration, demonstrating its resilience in maintaining critical economic functions.

May 27, 2025

Logistics/Supply Chain

Wooden Pallet Management Part 1 of 3: Specifications

Before expecting a pallet to carry the load, make sure that pallet has been properly specified.

May 8, 2025

Logistics/Supply Chain

Bastian Solutions and viastore North America Unite to Boost Automation

Bastian Solutions

The merger expands Bastian's automation capabilities by integrating viastore's pallet handling expertise to offer more comprehensive logistics solutions under a unified brand.

March 26, 2025

Contract Packaging

Sustainability in Contract Supply Chains

Best practices for co-mans and co-packers to manage supply chain issues with brands.

December 6, 2024

Logistics/Supply Chain

One-Minute Survey: Logistics and Supply Chain Challenges

What's on your mind? Please answer a few quick questions to tell us more about what you want to see in Packaging World.

December 2, 2024

Digital Transformation

Digital Display Labels Set to Transform the Clinical Supply Chain

At the AIPIA & AWA Smart Packaging Congress, Merck and Johnson & Johnson discuss digital display labels, a promising technology poised to enhance clinical supply chains.

November 19, 2024

Package Design

MM Packaging to Showcase Pharma Packaging Solutions at PACK EXPO International 2024

MM Packaging

Visitors to Booth W-18098 can learn about MM Packaging's offerings, including smart packaging, anti-counterfeiting, serialization, and child-resistant solutions.

October 17, 2024

Recycling

Column: Can Optical AI Help Revive Undersubscribed Recycling Systems?

U.S. recycling habits are suboptimal to say the least, and brands are getting tight-lipped about their sustainability efforts for fear of being accused of greenwashing given so little material gets recycled. Can vastly improved sortation help the streams?

October 7, 2024

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Amazon’s SIOC Rebranded as SIPP; Brands Still Flock to Participate

Amazon says its e-commerce packaging program, now with a new acronym, reduces waste and enhances customer experience by designing products specifically for online shipping, eliminating unnecessary materials and promoting sustainability.

October 2, 2024

Logistics/Supply Chain

Portex Raises $6.25 Million to Revolutionize Freight Management for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses

Portex

Portex has secured funding to accelerate its AI-focused product development for small- to mid-sized companies, saving shippers 80% on task time and 30% on transport costs.

September 24, 2024

Protective/transport packaging

Temperature-Controlled Pharmaceutical Packaging Solutions Market Worth 8.64 Billion by 2031

Growth is fueled by the rising number of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals, including biologics, vaccines, and specialty treatments.

September 19, 2024