Welcome to the NEW and IMPROVED Bags & Bows website, the official source for retail packaging. I apologize to those of you that have experienced frustration while trying to order online. Our goal has always been to provide the best possible online shopping experience ever. Our information technology team has been working hard and fast these last couple of months to improve your experience and we are excited about our new website and hope you will be as well. We are used to being the first and best in the market, and while the Bags & Bows team thinks our website is much improved (although not perfect yet), we’re hoping you could let us know if you feel the same way. If you have a couple of minutes, we would sure appreciate hearing from you — just send an e-mail to me, laura.k.walker@deluxe.com, with your thoughts or any suggestions you might have.
One of our exciting new additions is this blog. We came to realize that it is a great way for us to share relevant and helpful information, beyond just packaging products. Having said that, we want this blog to be fun too, so don’t be surprised when we throw something playful in here from time to time. You’ll hear from our Art Director and Trendspotter, Christine (our very own “Design Diva”), our Retail Advisor, Mike, who keeps up on all the latest economic news, and our guest bloggers and Retail experts that we find credible and trustworthy (the ones that can help smaller retailers vs. the “Big Box” stores). You’ll also hear from me and others on our Product and Marketing team, and hope on occasion that you’ll respond to surveys to help us deliver the right products and services for your business. If you’re interested in being on a Bags & Bows customer panel to assist with ongoing product insights and design feedback, just send a message to the above e-mail address.
Speaking of feedback . . . we just recently completed a survey to our Retail customers and found that many of you are simply trying to survive this economy, manage your cash flow and find new customers. You are not alone. Industry results for August were not that great, but better than analysts predicted. Let’s hope we’ve hit the bottom and things start turning around. To help, one our Retail experts has offered some great suggestions to help you make the most out of the Fall season and stimulate business. As we’ve seen time and again, small things can make a big difference. Check out our white paper, “Falling Into A Fall Promotion Mode”. And Bags & Bows has some great Fall colors and designs to complement the season. A packaging presentation printed with your company name and logo can make a powerful impression at very low cost (and we happen to have a great team of hotstampers that can get you quality printing faster than anyone else). Consumers are likely to be very selective this year about their purchases so be sure they leave happy and impressed, and recommend your store to others. And for low-cost packaging items, don’t forget to check out our sale room for some great deals.
Finally, you may or may not have noticed from our logo that Bags & Bows is part of Deluxe for Business, a provider of products and services that help small businesses run and grow their business. Deluxe has partnered with other providers to bring you a “makeover” sweepstakes, an opportunity to win $15,000 worth of free products and services to help boost your business! The makeover includes web services, full color mail materials, promotional products, packaging products and much more. Click and See!
Laura Walker
Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Retail Packaging Products, & Retailer Advocate
Tags: bags and bows news, Trends, whitepaper
The new site looks great! Nice color combos on the holiday items. I really like the new ways to shop and the navigation is much easier. Do you have a newsletter?
Very informative and I Love the new site.
Thanks Bags & Bows