April is Earth Month, a month dedicated to raising environmental awareness for the health of the planet. For retail and e-commerce businesses, Earth Month is the perfect time to reflect on your business’s sustainable practices and changes you can make to improve — no matter how big or small.
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Recession-Proof Your E-Commerce Business with Custom Packaging
Over the past several years, the United States has faced its share of economic turbulence — from pandemic disruptions and supply chain shortages to chaotic stock markets and now the possibility of a recession. While we’re not formally in one, brands and consumers alike are bracing for rising costs ...
Continue Reading →New Material Upgrade to Improve Supply Chain Efficiencies
Over the past few years, supply chain disruptions have affected industries worldwide, with packaging being no exception. From material shortages to price surges to shipping delays, manufacturers are tasked with finding effective solutions to tackle these issues and lessen any impact on the ...
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What’s the Difference Between Spot Colors (PMS) vs. CMYK for Packaging?
When you place a custom packaging order on Fantastapack and create a packaging design using our dieline, we require artwork to be converted to CMYK. Spot colors also referred to as Pantone or PMS colors, are not supported due to our digital print manufacturing process.
Continue Reading →Benefits of Laser Cutting and Finishing for Custom Packaging
Digital printing and converting technologies have made tremendous progress in the packaging industry over the last several years. What started as small runs on printers capable of handling 5-10 sheets per hour has now evolved to single-pass presses capable of running a pallet of sheets in a few ...
Continue Reading →Long Litho Lam Lead Times? Opt for Digital Print!
This article originally appeared in May 2019 and has been updated with new information for our readers. In today’s competitive retail and ecommerce marketplace, speed-to-market can mean the difference between being an industry innovator or a second-place follower. Brands that use litho lamination ...
Continue Reading →Prepare Your ECommerce Business for Cyber Monday
This article originally appeared in October 2018 and has been updated with new information for our readers. Consumers love to shop online, and in the United States, there’s no day that proves this more than Cyber Monday. The Monday following Thanksgiving weekend, millions of consumers throughout ...
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