DS Smith: UK Shoppers Continue To Spend Online
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New data shows that despite non-essential retail reopen- ing, British citizens are still spending online, as the e-com- merce lockdown boom shows no sign of subsiding. UK based DS Smith has revealed that orders for its e-commerce offerings went up a 35.6 percent in the period between January to May 2021, compared to the same period 12 months earlier. This demonstrates that the online shopping trend shows no sign of abating; in fact, when UK bricks and mortar opened up again in April 2021, e-commerce saw an 11.7 percent increase compared to the same month in the previous year. The company said that pharmaceutical orders saw exponential increase in e-com- merce demand as the virus ramped up globally, reporting a 242.2 percent increase in the period. The drinks sector saw an increase in orders by 25.3 percent. There are positive signs for other sectors served by DS Smith too; the automotive industry, for which orders drastically reduced as the first lockdown hit a 28 percent decrease across the months January 2020 to May 2020 compared the previous year), grew by 43.58 percent in the same period. And, retailers, of which there was a 67.4 percent e-commerce increase in February 2021 compared to the same month the previous year, still saw a 29.8 per- cent increase in e-commerce orders in the period, despite bricks and mortar stores opening up. Additionally, as more and more people stayed at home, it seems they were in- dulging in pampering and continue to do so, with orders to the health and personal care sector growing by 24 per- cent. In food, there’s further positive signs: even as people return to restaurants, e-commerce food deliveries such as meal kits, have seen a 45 percent increase in the period, suggesting we’re not giving up cooking at home just yet. “It’s been a tough year for retailers so it’s been grat- ifying to see that the rise of e-commerce has kept busi- nesses thriving,” said Chris Murray, Managing Director, UK Packaging. “What is clear is that even though bricks and mortars have reopened, online shopping is going to be- come a greater part of our lives. For many retailers, that means adopting a hybrid model and with the eco-con- scious consumer remaining ever more prevalent, it will be those companies that implement sustainable packaging alongside the transformation of their business models that will ultimately succeed. Whether creating custom solutions for the online shopping giants or through our ePack store for small businesses, we can help businesses through that change.” DS Smith is a provider of sustainable packaging solu- tions, paper products and recycling services worldwide. Its story can be traced back to the box-making business start- ed by the Smith Family in East London in the 1940s. Over the past 80 years the organization has grown dramatically, Today, it operates in more than 30 different countries, and employs over 30,000.
THE HAIRE GROUP www.hairegroup.com
Haire Group is the premier provider of new machinery for the corrugated industry. As the exclusive US & Canadian agent for one of the largest machinery manufacturers in the world, Haire Group is able to pair clients with the best machinery solutions for the best value to meet their spe- cific needs. As an operating partner of the US-based DFA Technical Support Center (a joint venture of Haire Group and Dong Fang), Haire Group delivers top-notch 24/7 pro- fessional, reliable service and support, maximizing quality and uptime. Additionally, Haire Group has been the indus- try’s #1 pre-owned machinery broker and plant equipment appraiser since 1976. HarperLove is the leading provider of specialty adhesives, performance additives, and wet-strength resins to corru- gated packaging manufacturers. With the largest and most experienced field service and technical support team posi- tioned throughout the U.S. and Latin America, HarperLove has a long-standing reputation for providing outstanding service and delivering demonstrable performance improve- ments. HarperLove’s renowned services include not only innovative product development and custom product for- mulation, but also machine and process assessments, ad- hesive formula adjustments, machine tuning, detailed ser- vice reporting, and more. HARPERLOVE www.HarperLove.com
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Manufacturer of Marotape®, Marotape®Plus, Marotape® FPT and MaroString™; hot melt coated tapes and strings used for reinforcement and easy-open features for pack- aging. Marotech Inc. also manufactures state-of-the-art dispensing and tape placement equipments to optimize the productivity of applying hot melt coated tapes in packaging.
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