As a box company in Vancouver, the team at Racer Boxes is aware that the rise of E-commerce has left some worried about the potential effects on the planet. With prevalence Amazon and subscription box services, it seems like we should all be up to our ears in cardboard boxes. But curiously, long-term data suggests…
Let’s assume your products come to you pre-packaged in poly-bags from the manufacture, and let’s further assume Amazon always re-boxes your items in Amazon’s own shipping boxes. Is it worth it for you to use your own custom printed branded box? That’s the question we are going to tackle here — using custom printed boxes vs poly bag — and…
This series of posts for small businesses in Vancouver BC, our Box Manufacturing company in Richmond BC provides responses on important questions for startups and small businesses in eCommerce that rely on shipping boxes or wholesale cardboard mailers in one form or another. This post concerns the types of boxes and the boxes sizes that are recommended to…
The Resurgence of Mailers Remember when Netflix used to mail DVDs in its iconic red envelops? Guess what, that business model is still alive and well. Netflix currently has 33 physical distribution centres that process around 3,400 discs per hour! While physical retail store fronts have lost ground, mailers are doing well and growing in…
Our Upcoming eCommerce Shipping Boxes & Mailers Series The e-commerce business in Vancouver B.C. has blown up in recent years through the confluence of technologies, services, and consumer-sentiment that now allows individuals and small businesses compete with traditional retail outlets in ways that used to be impossible. Whether it’s through Amazon, eBay, etsy, or direct through a subscription based “subscription box”…