Macfarlane Packaging is carrying out an unboxing survey to help internet retailers enhance packaging performance. The company said the results are expected to provide online retailers with valuable feedback from consumers on their ...
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The UK internet retailers have the potential to further improve protection for their brand and customers, according to a new study conducted by UK's Macfarlane Packaging. The company's 'unboxing' study involved assessment of the ...
Members of the ToyNews Retail Advisory Board have united in the belief that the attitudes of the world's major toy suppliers towards the UK's indie scene need addressing before they become too marginalised With talk of big name mergers ...
Sealed Air has launched a new protective packaging design – the Korrvu Lok. Korrvu Lok secures products safely in the centre of the packaging by utilising the latest in compression design technology, keeping them locked safely in ...
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John Laurie speaks candidly about his company’s growth over the years. As with most companies that have grown, there have been some hard lessons to learn, but those have laid a strong foundation for the Jack Laurie Group, which at one ...
The National Retail Federation has expressed its strong support to the Save American Workers Act, and has urged for passage of the Act that would restore the traditional 40-hour workweek standard for health benefits under the Affordable ...
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Battenfeld Technologies, Inc., an industry-leading provider of hunting and shooting accessories. The acquisition, which is expected to be accretive to Smith & ...
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UK-based packaging company Macfarlane Packaging has launched what they claim to be the country’s first ‘letterboxable’ range of packaging. This new range of packaging has been made to fit the size of letterboxes so that ...
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The move is a direct response to consumer feedback that highlights the biggest single frustration for online shoppers is products sent in packaging that is unnecessarily large and therefore unable to get through their letterbox. A recent ...
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The National Retail Federation releases the statement from President and CEO Matthew Shay, praising the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety’s progress over the past year. NRF CEO Mathew Shay comments, “The National Retail ...
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As part of the National Retail Federation’s Retail Advocates Summit and congressional fly-in, NRF acknowledged outstanding small business retail owners and community leaders for their grassroots advocacy and engagement on federal, ...
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The National Retail Federation lowered its retail sales forecast for 2014 because of slow growth recorded during the first half of the year, but said sales are expected to grow significantly faster over the next five months. NRF forecasted ...
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Leading outdoor furniture manufacturer Agio International has signed a lease with, and will be a part of, the Las Vegas Market starting in July 2015. This long-term lease will find Agio International anchoring the 12th floor of Building C ...
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Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 6.1 percent in April, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. ...
American consumers powered through the winter weather lifting retail sales in February. According to the National Retail Federation – the world's largest retail trade association – February retail sales, which exclude ...
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