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Should you switch from cardboard boxes to mailers?

The scene of a cardboard box being delivered and perched on a porch is quickly changing – more packages are being delivered, but they are not coming in the traditional cardboard boxes. Many companies have decided to trade in the cardboard boxes for envelope mailers. Bubble and padded mailers have become popular ways to ship products…

Get a Head Start on Your Holiday Packaging

It’s that time of the year again where temperatures drop and online orders skyrocket. This year more than ever, online shoppers have access to daily deals and the convenience of shopping at home, so foot traffic at mass in-store sales (like Black Friday) is predicted to significantly decrease. Shoppers no longer need to wait around…

E-commerce Returns: What You Need to Know About Packaging

Consumer studies show that a whopping 92 percent of consumers will buy something again if returns are easy. Your customers want to know that they can easily return the item if there is an issue. To help customers, many companies offer free shipping on returns and include the required packaging materials to make the return….

How is E-Grocery Shopping Affecting the Packaging Industry

It’s hard to believe that online grocery sales are expected to reach $100 billion by 2025 (if not sooner). We are living in a modern day in age where people have packed scheduled and limited free time. We’re over stimulated by media and all of the options that are available to enhance and optimize our…

Stay Ahead of Omni-Channel Demands: Implement Ship-from-Store

Merchants looking to stay ahead of omni-channel demands have started to operationalize ship-from-store solutions. Whether they’re trying to increase fulfillment speeds, cater to the boost in online shopping demands or make use of excess inventory, ship-from-store has become a mainstay for many small businesses. With the right operations in place, you can increase fulfillment efficiencies,…

Common Shipping and Packaging Terms

Learn some of the definitions of key words and phrases used by Hughes Enterprises to help you make informed decisions about your business’ shipping and packaging needs. Glossary of Shipping and Packaging Terms Some of the terms below come from Assembly Magazine – this online resource covers manufacturing automation and design as well as the…

How a New England Machinery Bottle Unscrambler Can Boost Business

The word “bottleneck” doesn’t do the problem justice, but that’s exactly what can happen if your containers don’t end up in the right orientation when you need them to. Fast, versatile and dependable, using a bottle unscramble machine can ensure your containers get on the line the right way every time. Benefits of an Unscrambling…

Reduce Product Damage with Proper Wrapping and Packaging Solutions

The last thing you need for your business is to have product damage occur literally minutes before it ships out of the warehouse. Unfortunately, consumer products as well as industrial goods are all vulnerable to damage and many of those damages occur at the wrapping stage. By poorly and incorrectly wrapping your product, you could…

Eco-Friendly Pharmaceutical Packaging Design

Packaging is key to complete the process of a sale, keep products safe and make a good first impression for any company. Just like in other industries, the pharmaceuticals distribution center process should be streamlined, providing a quick packaging process, protection, identification, safety, quality and display of goods, prevention of product tampering, as well as…

Automotive Parts Packaging Design Solutions: Protect Your Parts

At Hughes Enterprises, we understand that products come in all different sizes, shapes and weights and in the auto industry, you need an automotive parts packaging design that reflect the nature of the product packaged within. So whether you’re packaging small or large automotive parts, they’re probably oddly sized, fragile, and require a customized packaging…