In the world of retail, consumers are the Gods. What they do and what they demand has to dictate what retailers must do and must change, and by the same token must also dictate the direction that new packaging formats must take.
Global corrugated demand has grown at an average of 3.3% per annum from 200 billion square meters (bsm) in 2011 to reach almost 236 bsm in 2016. Future growth is forecast to average 3.0% for the next five years, resulting in a global market of 273 bsm by 2021. Find out more of the highlights from our research here.
2017 has brought us a diverse selection of packaging-related news stories. Which ones have caught your eye this year and how have they impacted your business? Here’s our month-by-month summary
Our team at NOA have just completed a very interesting project for ICCA on the global forecast for corrugated. Find out about this, and what else might be new in 2018.
This week, a slightly quirky mail popped into the inbox of one of the NOA marketing team. Bloom & Wild offer “Flower Delivery, Through The Letterbox”. They retail mini Christmas Trees and hand picked flowers that can be delivered not just to your door, but through your door. They have done their research!
In different parts of the world there is no one single packaging method to get this “family favourite” to our food table.
