British fashion and lifestyle brand Toast is extending its approach to circularity beyond the lifecycle of its garments and into packaging with a new reusable packaging pilot programme designed to reduce single-use packaging waste across e-commerce. Toast has partnered with innovative start-up Kvatt, founded by Swiss entrepreneur Gianfranco...
Apr 23, 2025
Movopack, the Italian-based company providing e-commerce platforms with circular and sustainable packaging, has raised a 2-million-pound seed funding round to support its official launch in the UK. The funding round was led by early-stage investor 360 Capital, with participation from Greiner Innoventures and Techstars, and will be used to “...
Nov 28, 2024
Retail group N Brown has revealed that it will be replacing its plastic packaging with a product that comes “without any risk of contamination”. The parent company of JD Williams, Jacamo and Simply Be said it will be utilising Polymax powered by HydropolTM, in order to reduce its overall use of plastic across all of its brands. According to the...
Nov 12, 2024
Childrenswear prêt-à-porter and accessories retailer Brave Kid has partnered with Movopack to integrate reusable packaging in its online orders. Part of Italian conglomerate OTB Group, the partnership strengthens Brave Kid’s commitment to reducing its environmental impact while raising awareness among young consumers about circular practices....
Oct 17, 2024
French beauty brand L'Occitane has created a 100 percent biorecycled PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottle from enzymatic recycling in partnership with recycling company Carbios and packaging firm Pinard Beauty Pack. The transparent bottle for its shower oil from L’Occitane en Provence’s Amande range has been made utilising Carbios’ enzymatic...
Jun 5, 2024
GPA Global has acquired Cosfibel Group, a French-based maker of luxury promotional packaging, luxury gifting and merchandising solutions. US-based GPA Global didn’t disclose the financial terms of the deal, just that the acquisition would allow the packaging manufacturer to establish itself as a “global leader in luxury packaging” and a “strong...
Jan 11, 2023
Beauty brand Revlon has partnered with Origin Materials on an initiative that aims to develop carbon negative materials for next generation cosmetics packaging. As part of the deal, Revlon has signed a memorandum of understanding to reserve commercial volumes of Origin PET, a product made from carbon-negative CMF. The initiative hopes to...
Jul 21, 2022
Marni’s creative director Francesco Risso is introducing new packaging, which is environmentally friendly, as well as showcasing the “vivid spirit” of the visual brand identity of the Italian label. In a statement, Marni said that the new generation of packaging was driven by its commitment toward environmentally friendly production and evolving...
Apr 4, 2022
Let’s consider for a moment the packaging journey of a garment prior to it arriving in one’s wardrobe. Most garments are packaged several times over before it reaches the customer, seeing multiple variants of discarded single-use packaging. More than 80 billion garments are produced annually across the world, many of which are shipped and packed...
Oct 15, 2021
Whether your customers shop your brand – be it online or in one of your stores - you want to be sure they enjoy the luxury buying experience they deserve. Fleet Luxury shares this passion and are specialists in creating bespoke eCommerce packaging ranges. Founded nearly 20 years ago, Fleet Luxury Packaging champions recycled and sustainably...
Jun 8, 2021
AMSTERDAM - The growth of e-commerce in the fashion industry, already the largest e-commerce market segment, is accelerating, spurred on by the closure of brick-and-mortar stores due to the pandemic. As such, the demand for single-use packaging, and waste generation, is increasing. However, reusable options, which aim to transform packaging from...
Apr 22, 2021
Concerns from consumers surrounding single-use packaging waste is driving companies and retailers to be proactive in improving the sustainability of their packaging. Fleet Luxury, who is at the forefront of the luxury packaging industry, states that sustainability has to be at the heart of every brand’s strategy, right down to the packaging. The...
Mar 22, 2021