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Why do UK supermarkets use paper bags instead of plastic?

Are paper bags better than plastic bags?

In this weeks blog, we take a look into the reasons why supermarkets are favouring plastic over paper.

Here are some of the reasons we believe that are factored into the decision:

Reusability

Paper bags don’t last as long as the 5p plastic bags, making them…

Author byDaksha Shah
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Blog , Packaging

Why do Cats LOVE Plastic Carrier Bags?

Being a packaging company, we love bags! But the question is what makes these clever little felines love plastic carrier bags too?

Cats are often seeing licking or playing with plastic carrier bags,…

Author byDaksha Shah
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Blog , Retail Technology

Bitcoin for Carrier Bags

Local North London Packaging Company Adopts Cryptocurrency 

We’re proud to announce at CarrierBagShop.co.uk, we now support Bitcoin as a payment method. Our IT department has made it possible for us to be the first packaging company in the UK…

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Blog , Case Study , CBS Stories , Packaging

Packaging Case Study: The Secret Truffletier

We caught up with the Master Manufactures of Swiss Chocolate gifts based in Hertfordshire to find out the story behind the company and their thoughts on packaging.

The Secret Truffletiers (TST) have been making chocolates since 1911 and produce all their chocolate in the UK, in a factory in Hertfordshire….

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Blog , Case Study , CBS Stories

Escape to the Cotswolds

Customer Catch up in the Cotswolds

On a recent holiday to the Cotswolds amongst the camping, ramble to Broadway Tower and cream teas we decided to pop in on a few of our customers.  The Cotswolds covers a huge area which is almost 800 square miles and runs through 5…

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Blog , CBS Stories , ecommerce , Technology

eCommerce Expo 2017 Insights

Trip to the eCommerce Expo

The eCommerce Expo is claimed to be the must attend event for anyone involved in B2B or B2C eCommerce. The event showcases eCommerce technology, ideas and inspiration with a number of exhibitors and seminars held throughout.

We sent our graphic designer and eCommerce manager to go…

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Blog , CBS Stories , Christmas

eCommerce Forecast for Christmas 2017

What can we expect for Christmas this year?

With Christmas being less than 9 weeks away, we take a look at what we can expect from an eCommerce perspective this year, by looking at previous Christmas results. This is the busiest time of the year in both retail and…

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Blog , Products We Love

Products We Love: Halloween Edition

Halloween Top Picks

With Halloween fast approaching us on the 31st October, we’ve selected our top spook-tacular products.

Our small purple plastic carrier bags are perfect for books, cds, and dvds or why not go for our orange twist handle bags which are great for retail stores that want to take part…

Author byDaksha Shah
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Blog , CBS Stories , Company Culture

Building & Sharing a Company Vision

We asked the CEO of Carrier Bag Shop to share his thoughts on how to build and share a company vision……..

There are already plenty of articles, blog posts and books about the benefits of having a positive company culture and building it on a…

Author bySujan Shah
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Blog , Social Media

10 Instagram Tips for your Business

Your Quick Guide to getting Instagram Savvy

Since it’s launch in 2010 Instagram has continually improved the functionality of it’s application and gone as far as innovating new formats of creative such as Boomerangs. So how do you use Instagram to grow? On a platform dictated by…

Author byDaksha Shah
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