A Guide To Choosing The Right Wholesale Retail Packaging Supplies

A Guide To Choosing The Right Wholesale Retail Packaging Supplies.

At Inca UK we supply businesses of all sizes with wholesale retail packaging solutions.  

If you think about it, almost every item has some sort of packaging which makes retail packaging an important part of any business.  The packaging you choose is a reflection of your brand and business, and can leave a lasting impression on your customers.  If you’re looking for retail packaging supplies, here are the 5 main points that you may wish to consider to help you choose the most appropriate retail packaging for your business…

1.  What is the purpose of the packaging?

Deciding on what you need the packaging to do is the first step in choosing your retail packaging supplies.  Does it need to be pretty or practical?  Do you need sturdy postal packaging supplies, a wholesale carrier bag supplier or beautiful presentation gift boxes for jewellery?  Once you work out what you need the packaging to do, you can then start to narrow down your options.  Here at Inca we supply all types of retail ready packaging for businesses...  Choose from wholesale gift boxes, gift bags, paper carrier bags, cardboard ecommerce packaging supplies, and even display cards, product tags and self sealing bags.  We have everything you could need to package the products that you sell.  

2.  What product is the packaging for?

Of course you need to think about what products are going inside the packaging so you can consider the types of wholesale retail packaging available.  We supply a lot of gift boxes and drawstring bags in bulk to jewellery makers, crafters and retail stores looking for display packaging.  We also supply our paper bags with handles to many retailers looking for plastic free carrier bags.  Try to think if your products have any special requirements - our food grade bags sell well for all types of confectionery.  Our most popular retail packaging supplies are…

Wholesale Gift Boxes

Our gift boxes come in all shapes and sizes.  Choose from a range of colours (kraft and black are our most popular) and finishes such as plain, printed, glitter, and texturerd to find the perfect presentation boxes for any item.      

Wholesale Gift Bags

If you’re looking for wholesale gift bags for your products or to use as carrier bags we have a collection of sizes and finishes available.  Our printed gift bags are popular with retailers and wholesalers as a retail ready range for customers to purchase, and our plain paper bags with handles sell in bulk for carrier bag supplies.  Try our fabric drawstring bags as an eco friendly reusable gift bag option.  We have cotton and jute effect fabrics available for a natural effect.  

3.  Are you an online retailer?

If you are an online retailer not only will you require retail packaging supplies for your products but you will probably need wholesale postal packaging to ship your products in too.  For the cheapest postage option keep to letterbox friendly sized boxes which are classed as a Royal Mail large letter.  If you are sending large items we recommend choosing the smallest size packaging possible to prevent over packaging which can be off putting for many customers.     

4.  Are you looking for eco friendly retail packaging supplies?

If you need eco friendly retail packaging options and are looking for alternatives to plastic then we have many paper based packaging options in stock.  All of our cardboard and paper retail packaging supplies are fully recyclable, compostable and biodegradable.  Our range of fabric gift bags make attractive reusable retail packaging.  We also stock brand new self sealing packaging bags made from cornstarch, which look and feel like plastic but are actually fully compostable!

5.  Are you looking for custom retail packaging?

Many businesses are looking for retail packaging that can be branded with their custom business logo or design.  Whilst this is not currently a service we provide, we do supply our plain packaging to many companies who then go on to get the boxes or bags printed and customised.  For a cost effective option, just add a sticker.

Once you’ve answered the above questions you’ll be able to shortlist the type of retail packaging most suitable for your business.  If you need any help or would like further information on our range of retail packaging supplies, please don’t hesitate to get in touch and we’ll be happy to assist.