Kevin Marshall takes boxes very seriously. It's his job as Microsoft's creative director of global packaging and content, where he oversees design and practicality aspects of the containers for ...

According to Walmart’s corporate website, Wal-Mart Discount Stores offer 120,000 items and their Wal-Mart Super Centers offer approximately 142,000 different items in-store. That creates a very ...

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Twist ties that bedevil. Thick plastic requiring scissors to break open. Tape that gets wrapped around fingers. Those cursed strips known as zip ties. Packaging can be annoying for any consumer (see: ...

This is a story about a box. That's it, just a box. "It's not rocket science," said Rudy Youell. "It's almost so stupid it's ridiculous. But it's saving so much money it's amazing." His simple box ...

ADDISON, Ill. — It looks like a torture chamber for cardboard and bubble wrap. At a lab in suburban Chicago, UPS Inc. tests new packaging designs by dropping, shaking and smashing boxes with ...

The sneaker box’s elevation into a form of art, branding and eye-catching marketing was the subject of the Paper and Packaging Board’s recent pop-up museum in New York. Curated by Matt Halfhill, the ...

ADDISON, Ill. — It looks like a torture chamber for cardboard and Bubble Wrap. At a lab in suburban Chicago, UPS tests new packaging designs by dropping, shaking and smashing boxes with brutal-looking ...