Gift Packaging Forecasts for 2017

Gift Packaging Forecasts for 2017

Gift packaging continues to be increasingly popular in the final years of the 2010s. A recent report by Future Marketing Insights highlights the various aspects of the gift packaging industry that they forecast will grow bigger over the next 10 years. These are some...
Trends in Retail for 2017

Trends in Retail for 2017

As we enter 2017, a number of positive new trends are emerging that impact the commercial packaging business. In a recent article, expert business consultant and adviser Richard Shapiro took a look at what’s coming to the sales and retail industry in 2017: Good...
IKEA puts the “Real” back in Reality

IKEA puts the “Real” back in Reality

Scroll through most social media today and you’ll find delightfully composed images of manicured gardens, perfectly frothed lattes, and the effortlessly styled “shelfie”– a photo of your prized positions artfully arranged on a shelf-like surface – now almost as...
How REI’s New Flagship Store Points to Retails Experiential Future

How REI’s New Flagship Store Points to Retails Experiential Future

In an article, Forbes recently compared the retail industry to the Grateful Dead in the 1980s. At that time, a band’s success was rooted in their ability to sell records. Concerts were merely a vehicle for pushing record sales. The Grateful Dead left that model...