Competition will continue to be fierce in the retail segment,
making cost the center of attention. To increase profitability
retailers will increasingly look for solutions to improve in-store
efficiency, e.g., shelf-ready packaging that is easy to unpack,
easy to handle, and easy to dispose of. Post consumption is
an area that retailers are focusing on, demanding thinner and
lighter secondary packaging in order to save space. Ease of
disposal is important also from a retail staff perspective, as
handling used boxes is considered as unergonomic and time
consuming. Further, retailers will increasingly seek logisticsfriendly
packaging solutions through which they can optimize
stock-keeping, call-off times, pallet use, and other aspects of
their operations.