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US Shipping Boxes Market: Consumer Insights Study, 2022

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    Report

  • 48 Pages
  • August 2022
  • Region: United States
  • The Freedonia Group
  • ID: 5661579

This study examines consumer insights and trends for the US market for corrugated shipping boxes. Survey data capture insights between 2020 and 2022 as well as display longer-term historical trends in consumer sentiment. Survey responses in this study reveal consumer sentiment regarding the pandemic, online shopping, and more.

As more consumers interact with shipping boxes - most notably via online shopping - an analysis of consumer trends can give insight to marketing and product development opportunities.

This report contains analysis and data-driven discussions relating to shipping boxes, including a look at sustainability views and online shopping habits, behaviors, and attitudes.

This report includes analysis, data, trends, and customized cross tabs using two survey resources:

  • data from a proprietary national online survey conducted in April-May 2020, August 2020, November-December 2020, February-March 2021, June 2021, August-September 2021, October-November 2021, November-December 2021, February 2022, and May 2022
  • data from syndicated national consumer survey results from MRI-Simmons Spring 2022 Report

Table of Contents


1. Introduction
2. Shipping Boxes Overview
  • Corrugated Shipping Boxes
  • Factors Affecting Corrugated Shipping Box Sales
  • Industry Composition
  • Market Share
  • Sustainability
  • Recycling & Recycled Content
  • Compostability
  • Renewable Resource & Forest Management
3. E-Commerce Overview
  • E-Commerce Sales Outlook
  • Right-Sizing & Shipping Container Optimization
  • E-Commerce Ready Packaging
  • Annual Parcels/Packages Shipped
  • Leading Shipping Companies
  • Shipping Containers
4. COVID-19 Trends
  • Most Still Consider the Pandemic a Health Threat
  • COVID-19 Variant Concerns
  • Changes to Shopping Habits Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
5. Online Shopping & Packaging Insights
  • Online Shopping Habits
  • What Consumers Are Ordering Via E-Commerce
  • Prevalence of Boxes in E-Commerce Home Deliveries
  • Ordering Items That Need to Be Kept Cool
  • Views on Safety of Packaging for Online Orders
  • Attitudes Toward the "Unboxing" Experience
6. Recycling & Sustainability Insights
  • Recycling Awareness & Attitudes Toward Sustainability
  • Consumer Attitudes on Recycling & Sustainability
  • Attitudes by Gender
  • Attitudes by Age Group
7. More Detailed Packaging Industry Coverage Available
List of Tables
3. E-Commerce Overview
Table 3-1. E-Commerce Sales by Product Category, 2011, 2016, 2021, & 2026 (billion dollars)
Table 3-2. Annual E-Commerce Sales by Product Category, 2018-2025 (billion dollars)
Table 3-3. Annual Packages Shipped by Shipper, 2018-2021 (million packages)
Table 3-4. Packages Shipped by Shipping Container, 2011, 2016, 2021, & 2026 (million packages & million dollars)
Table 3-5. Annual Packages Shipped by Shipping Container, 2018-2025 (million packages)
4. COVID-19 Trends
Table 4-1. Coronavirus Health Concerns: "I am concerned about the...", 2020-2022 (% of consumers)
Table 4-2. Changes to Shopping Habits Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, 2021 (% respondents)
5. Online Shopping & Packaging Insights
Table 5-1. "Do You Shop Online For Home Delivery?" Online Shopping Habits by Age Group, 2021 (% respondents)
Table 5-2 "Do You Shop Online For Home Delivery?" Online Shopping Habits by Rural vs. Urban Setting, 2021 (% respondents)
Table 5-3. "Do You Shop Online For Home Delivery?" Online Shopping Habits by Household Income Bracket, 2021 (% respondents)
Table 5-4. "What do you shop for online?" Online Shopping Habits by Age Group, 2022 (% respondents who shopped online in the last 12 months)
Table 5-5. "What do you shop for online?" Online Shopping Habits by Rural vs. Urban Setting, 2022 (% respondents who shopped online in the last 12 months)
Table 5-6. "What do you shop for online?" Online Shopping Habits by Household Income Bracket, 2022 (% respondents who shopped online in the last 12 months)
Table 5-7. "What Share of Your Online Purchases Would You Estimate Arrive in Boxes, Instead of Paper or Plastic Mailers?" by Age Group, 2021 (% respondents who shop online for home delivery)
Table 5-8. "What Share of Your Online Purchases Would You Estimate Arrive in Boxes, Instead of Paper or Plastic Mailers?" by Rural vs. Urban Setting, 2021 (% respondents who shop online for home delivery)
Table 5-9. "What Share of Your Online Purchases Would You Estimate Arrive in Boxes, Instead of Paper or Plastic Mailers?" by Household Income Bracket, 2021 (% respondents who shop online for home delivery)
6. Recycling & Sustainability Insights
Table 6-1. Recycling Awareness & Attitudes Toward Sustainability, 2022 (% respondents who shopped online in the last 12 months)
Table 6-2. Consumer Attitudes on Recycling & Sustainability by Gender, 2022 (% respondents)
Table 6-3. Consumer Attitudes on Recycling & Sustainability by Age Group, 2022 (% respondents)
7. More Detailed Packaging Industry Coverage Available
List of Figures
4. COVID-19 Trends
Figure 4-1. Concerns about the Delta/Omicron Variant and Future Variants of COVID-19, 2021-2022 (% of consumers)
5. Online Shopping & Packaging Insights
Figure 5-1. "I frequently receive e-commerce shipments of things that need to be kept cool" by Gender, Age Group, Income Bracket, & Rural vs. Urban Setting, 2021 (% of respondents)
Figure 5-2. "Boxes keep my e-commerce shipments safer than mailers/envelopes/bags." by Gender, Age Group, Income Bracket, & Rural vs. Urban Setting, 2021 (% of respondents)
Figure 5-3. "A positive 'unboxing' experience (easy opening, attractive packaging) makes me more likely to buy again from the same online company" by Gender, Age Group, Income Bracket, & Rural vs. Urban Setting, 2021 (% of respondents)
7. More Detailed Packaging Industry Coverage Available

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