It looks like a torture chamber for cardboard and bubble wrap. At a lab in suburban Chicago, UPS Inc. tests new packaging designs by dropping, shaking and smashing boxes with brutal-looking equipment.

This is a story about a box. That's it, just a box. "It's not rocket science," said Rudy Youell. "It's almost so stupid it's ridiculous. But it's saving so much money it's amazing." His simple box ...

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Nintendo has revealed what the packaging for the Japanese version of the New 3DS will look like, and we're sure you'll agree that it's pretty sweet. The box is colourful and stylish, and very, very ...

SINGAPORE – A briefcase containing accessories to open a wine bottle, a jewellery box, a tingkat and a tote bag – the packaging for mooncakes these days goes well beyond simple square boxes. In line ...

It’s an all-too-familiar holiday scene: You spend gobs of money on the latest It toy, only to watch your kid get more delight out of the box it came in. (The same goes for cats, by the way.) Well, now ...