Global Retail Alliance
info@gra.world
  • Login
  • Register
  • Newsletter
  • Virtual Library
  • Choose your country
    • Australia
    • Brazil
    • China
    • Poland
    • Latin America
    • Middle East
GRAGRA
  • Home
  • Membership
    • Silver
    • Gold
    • Platinum
  • Event
  • News
  • Retail Tour
    • Our Tours
    • Europe Retail Tour
    • Retail Tour – New York
    • Retail Tour – Düsseldorf
  • Contact
  • Home
  • Membership
    • Silver
    • Gold
    • Platinum
  • Event
  • News
  • Retail Tour
    • Our Tours
    • Europe Retail Tour
    • Retail Tour – New York
    • Retail Tour – Düsseldorf
  • Contact

Green

  • Home
  • Green
  • Amazon works to reduce packaging waste

Amazon works to reduce packaging waste

  • Categories Green
  • Date December 21, 2017
  • Comments 0 comment

Americans are ordering more than ever from Amazon.com Inc. this holiday season—but they may have fewer boxes on their doorsteps.

Amazon is trying to ship each order in one correctly sized package instead of multiple boxes, responding to rising shipping costs and consumers’ concern about the environmental impact and general nuisance of all that cardboard. That means adding bubble envelopes, tweaking algorithms and negotiating with manufacturers to make smaller packaging specifically for online sales, not store shelves.

This year, Amazon added machines in its warehouses that create padded mailers on demand to fit smaller items, all of which used to go into the company’s smallest-sized box. Almost half of all of Amazon’s products fit into the new mailers and poly bags, says Kim Houchens, director of customer packaging experience.

Amazon’s number of U.S. shipments could reach more than 1.2 billion this year, about double the number five years ago, according to estimates by supply chain consultancy MWPVL International Inc. Amazon’s third-quarter world-wide shipping costs rose 39% over last year to $5.4 billion.

One motivation for retailers to offer better boxing is a change in how UPS and FedEx Corp. charge for deliveries. This holiday season, UPS added an extra charge per package for certain dates. Both UPS and FedEx in 2015 started charging by size instead of by weight alone, to discourage retailers from sending small items in big boxes.

These factors are making smarter packaging a “major factor” this year.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-aims-for-one-box-fits-all-1513765800

  • Share:
gsiino

Previous post

Malls beef up dining, entertainment options to boost traffic
December 21, 2017

Next post

7 Social Media Trends That Dominated 2017
December 21, 2017

You may also like

sustainability-robot
These companies say they’re using robots to offer retailers cheaper and more sustainable delivery
7 February, 2023
ikea
Ikea launches sustainable home deliveries in Paris via the river Seine
15 December, 2022
amazon-green
Amazon and others commit to using zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040
20 October, 2021

Leave A Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Search News:

News category:

News Archive:

Last News:

UK retail sales boosted by second-hand and discount stores
24Mar2023
Panera Bread will use palm-scanning technology for its loyalty program
24Mar2023
Celine Shop-In-Shop Opening – Paris
15Mar2023
Private labels: the future of luxury department stores?
06Mar2023
Euroshop 2023! Top 75 Specialists & Key Highlights
04Mar2023

© 2022 Global Retail Alliance | info@gra.world | Privacy Policy