How To Help Your Customers Shop Sustainably
Sustainability and eco-friendly brands aren’t just a FAD trend. As we become more and more aware of the decline of our environment, as a society we have started to prioritise going green and making small changes that can hugely impact the health of the world around us. It’s not just all words though, a study […]
Unique Packaging Designs You Need To Know About
A few years ago, we wrote about some of the most innovative and creative printed bag ideas out there. The power of fresh ideas is what could make you thrive in business and your printed bags and the packaging you use is just one way you can show off your creativity and original business ideas, away from […]
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF UNWRAPPING
Several years’ worth of unboxing content is uploaded to You Tube every single year. These videos simply show people unboxing and unwrapping new purchases and detailing the process to their audience. There is an unwrapping video of a product in absolutely every area of retail – from unboxing voucher cards and experiences to clothes and […]
We Want Smore! Food Brands Making Merchandise
Musicians and their branding agencies have known the value of merch for years, but it seems that the food and restaurant industries are just catching onto the hype. Sporting the merchandise of their favourite bands, restaurants or a recent event they’ve attended is a great way for customers to express personality, and hold on […]
How Can Your Business Take Advantage Of Instagram Shopping?
There is no denying that Instagram has soared in popularity over the past few years. It presents an excellent platform for all businesses in terms of marketing, especially those selling products, as you can show off your products with a series of photographs. Not only this, but Instagram shopping is now available. When you consider […]
Christmas Event Ideas To Capture Your Customers
The shopping frenzy is building for Christmas 2017, with cash registers singing in stores and online. If you’re looking for ways to make your store or website the one people stop to purchase from, these Christmas event ideas to capture your customers may spark an influx of trade this festive season. Hold a sale – […]
Christmas Spending 2017: How Much We’ll Spend & Where We’ll Spend It
The Christmas shopping season is upon us once again. People shoulder to shoulder as they shuffle through high street stores; online websites processing orders 24/7. As we barrel towards Christmas 2017 – how much will people spend and where will they spend it? A survey carried out by bobatoo.co.uk threw up some interesting results, with […]
How You Can Use Promotional Bags To Boost Your Christmas Campaigns
While most of us don’t want to hear the word Christmas in October, for many businesses this time of festive madness is a major boost to their turnover. We see Christmas advertising pretty much everywhere that a printed message can be applied; windows, posters, vehicles, and our faves – printed bags! The Printed Bag Shop […]
How to prepare for the January sales
It’s the most wonderful time of the year again, especially for retailers! Christmas is right around the corner, and so is the season of January sales. Boxing day and the period after Christmas has long been a time where prices drop, crowds gather and retailers are run ragged trying to cope with increased demand and […]
How to make the most of in-store marketing
We’re all aware of the exponential increase in popularity on online shopping, and how it’s affecting the high streets and physical stores around us – some chains are even being forced to close down or shut some of their physical locations due to being outdone by online sales, or to put more focus behind it. […]
How to create a Christmas gift guide for your customers
Gift guides are a fantastic tool that lots of retailers and content creators utilise around Christmas to both promote their products and give their customers/readers some great gift inspiration for the festive period that they might not have considered. Christmas gift guides give you the opportunity to use beautiful festive graphics and imagery to showcase […]
UK Shoppers Planning To Reduce Christmas Spending in 2016
A new survey of over 2,000 UK consumers has found that they intend to spend less on Christmas 2016 compared with 2015. The survey, carried out by money advice website Bobatoo.co.uk, found that 41% of UK consumers are planning to spend less than £300 on Christmas presents this year – up from just 11% last […]
An Interesting Look At Our Christmas Spending Habits
Yep, sorry, we said it! Christmas is on the way, there’s no denying it. The sofa adverts have been banging on about it since sometime mid-August, the supermarkets are stacking the shelves with Terry’s chocolate oranges and the extremely over excited among you might even have watched a festive film already – our vote is for […]
Lidl To Embrace Bags For Life Over 5p Charge
It’s been announced recently that food retailer Lidl is deciding to take a different approach to plastic carrier bags since the introduction of the levy in the UK – rather than charging customers 5p for single use carrier bags at the till, they have decided to scrap these altogether, and only offer a 9p alternative […]
The boom in printed bags for life
It’s unsurprising that across the United Kingdom, there’s been a steady increase in the amount of reusable bags, or ‘bags for life‘, being sold to consumers. As we all try to live in a more environmentally friendly way, and as the levy on single use carrier bags spreads across the UK, making the most of […]
How has online shopping impacted consumer behaviour?
It’s no secret that our shopping habits today are very different to those of 20, or even just 10 years ago. Mobile and online technology has altered consumer behaviour for good, bringing a digital aspect to almost every purchase, disrupting the buying process and making companies more accountable for what they deliver and how they […]
The Biggest Ecommerce Trends for 2016
Online shopping and ecommerce is now an integral part of consumer behaviour across the globe. It seems we just can’t get enough of the ease and flexibility of scrolling through items online, tapping in our card details and making the most of free returns, rather than rooting through rails, getting harrassed in changing rooms and […]
What you need to know about the English carrier bag charge
What is it all about? From 5 October 2015 retailers in England must charge a minimum of 5p for every single-use plastic bag they pass on to their customers. This also includes companies that deliver goods to England. The law is already in force in Scotland and Wales. Will I be affected? All retail […]
The rise of online retailers, and how mailing bags can help
Unless you’ve been in a coma, or living in a cave for the past decade, you will be aware of the astronomical rise in the number of people selling online, and the impact it’s had on physical stores (and the retail industry in general). In an article from Financial Times written in December last […]
Why your business needs laminated bags
When it comes to a successful business, the devil really is in the detail. For us here at The Printed Bag Shop, we believe the printed bag design you opt for is a crucial element when it comes to how you’re perceived by potential customers, and we’ve got just the type of bag you’ll […]
5 ways we can help online retailers this Christmas
If you’re an online retailer looking for a little festive inspo’ and cracking creative ideas to wow your customers this Christmas, we’re on hand to help. We’ve got a wide range of different types of bags for all your retail needs this December, as well as a whole host of packaging, handles, ribbons and […]
3 of the best festive bags
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here at The Printed Bag Shop, and oh, do we know how to sprinkle your business with a little festive cheer when it comes to printed bags! Whether you specialise in events, retail or even just fancy creating a little something out of the ordinary for your […]
The guide to printed retail bags
Printed bags are often the unsung hero of retail; thousands of them are provided for customers in high street stores across the UK every day, and they are an invaluable tool for helping your brand get seen by an exponential number of people. There’s a whole host of different types of bags that would […]
