ECommerce & Retail Packaging Solutions for The Holiday Season

The holiday season is busier for retailers, with billions in revenue generated every year across a massive range of different consumer products. The increase in demand for goods also increases the need for various retail packaging solutions, especially for brands that mostly operate online. To meet the requirements of the Christmas period, product sellers and manufacturers might need to embrace new eCommerce packaging solutions that can maximise efficiency.

In this blog, we’re sharing recommendations for retail packaging solutions that could support your operation throughout the holidays and beyond into 2025.

FSC Paper Mailing Bags
Paper mailing bags are a time-tested retail packaging option, used across many industries for a wide variety of products. Typical uses for paper mailing bags include:

● Lightweight items of clothing
● Small stationary and art supplies
● Cosmetics and beauty care items
● Books & magazines
● Small electronics and accessories
● Candles & diffusers

With all of these items being popular Christmas gifts, paper mailing bags might be suitable to distribute your customers purchases. If you want to take a more sustainable route with paper options (popular among consumers), you can embrace mailing bags with Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certification. These mailing bags offer all the benefits of typical paper mailing bags, such as being recyclable in the household waste system, while also being produced in a way that supports forest biodiversity and the local communities that work nearby.

DuoOptipac Mailing Bags
There are countless applications for plastic retail packaging, with everything from shrink wraps to garment mailing bags being used across a wide range of industries. DuoOptipac Mailing Bags are an innovative development within the realm of plastic retail packaging and polybags in general, featuring integrated carry handle, snug to the body of the bags, maintaining original capacities but reducing their volumetric dimensions.

These retail packaging solutions offer benefits for fulfillment efficiency, such as:

● Less space taken up on the conveyor belt
● Reducing volumetric shipping costs
● Simplicity of handling

Auto Bagging Film & Fan Fold Bags
If you’re running a fast-paced, high-volume operation, auto bagging equipment can do wonders for your efficiency. However, the key to maximising output is pairing it with quality packaging materials. It’s worth investing in expertly-crafted polythene films and fan fold bags designed specifically for this application, as these will ensure that you can truly benefit from the efficiency of automation.

Benefits of auto bagging solutions include:

● Achieve maximum machine output
● Less downtime
● Faster bagging times

These sorts of technical solutions can be especially useful in the holiday period when demand starts to skyrocket.

Choose a reliable retail packaging partner
If you’re interested in learning more about these holiday-ready packaging solutions, contact Duo. We offer all of these packaging options described in this blog and more, so you can best supplement the increased demand of Christmas and continue your success well into 2025 and beyond.