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Unpacking Smart Packaging’s Insights And Engagement Promises

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Consumers interact with product packaging on a daily basis. Packaged goods often reach consumers’ hands after traveling across oceans and being shipped between manufacturers, distributors and retailers. Additionally, companies are looking to use smart packaging to engage with consumers in new, more compelling ways.

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Return Season Hits Hard; Some Retailers See Bright Side Of Customer Experience

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With Mastercard putting a 49 percent tag on the eCommerce spike for the holidays, this year will be the toughest on record for handling what is a resource- and capital-intensive task. Return costs vary, according to reverse logistics shipping firm Optoro , between categories of goods. They are, however, consistently high.

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Brandless Turns To Subscriptions To Make Service Stickier

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With simple packaging that is nondescript by design and an ethos that values simplicity and quality above all, Brandless has made quite a name for itself in the short time it has been on the market since it was founded in 2012. Each box also comes with a surprise gift – because buying essential goods should be fun, according to Sharkey.

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Jessica Alba’s Honest Company Faces A Down Round

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The big price tag on Honest Company, however, is as much a limitation as it is an honor. About a year ago, the firm was in negotiations with Unilever about a potential partnership or acquisition, but that price tag pushed them instead to grab up competitor brand Seventh Generation for $600 million. So, is Honest no longer a unicorn?

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New Math: Walmart+ Doesn’t Equal Amazon Prime

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If forced a make a choice, it’s hard to believe consumers would go with Walmart+ if only for the value of Amazon’s streaming service. Walmart has managed to survive and thrive through the pandemic mostly because it never lost its “essential” retail tag and because it finally made some real steps toward being an eCommerce company.

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Online Consignment Signing On More Items Than Ever

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2015, items marked “new with tags” bumped up nearly a quarter, and this January, that number is slated to pop up even more. And even secondhand sneaker company Stadium Goods landed $4.6 million packages were shipped back to retailers on the day. That’s up from 1 million packages on last year’s National Returns Day (Jan.

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Mobile Smart Kitchens Reinvent Food Delivery

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It takes much land, water, pesticides, electricity and fossil fuel to grow, harvest, package, transport and prepare the food required to make even the simplest possible meals. For the food industry — that waste adds up to a $990 billion price tag, according to Alex Garden, chairman and CEO of Zume Inc.