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[Packaging] is the store front, experience, service and product for direct-to-consumer or D2C brands. It replaces the store as the place where an emotional relationship is made and reinforced every time with the customer

To look at a container ship is to see the world as a set of modular units. The ship itself: a gigantic rectangle. Steel containers form an improbable stack of colorful bricks atop the deck, held together with twist-locks and lashing rods. Inside the shipping containers square wooden pallets subdivide the space, a nesting layer of modularity that bu... See more

outline practical approaches for repurposing shipping and product boxes as storage solutions in warehouse settings:

Box Selection Criteria

• Choose boxes with specific characteristics:
  
  
  • Double or triple-wall construction for durability
  
  
  • Clean, no previous water damage
  
  
  • Strong corner construction
  
  
  • Minimal previous tape residue
  
  
  • Standard dimensions that fit rackin

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