With 28% of Amazon buyers making a purchase in 3 minutes or less and 50% of purchases in less than 15 minutes, it’s safe to say that Amazon is one of (if not the most) heavily used online store. This is particularly true during Amazon Prime Days. For years now, Amazon has been considered a best-in-class example for ecommerce practices, cloud services, supply chain management, personalization, and customer service. But, what about packaging? How often do you open the item you have purchased and think about the packaging it was shipped in? In the last couple of years, Amazon has been making strides to improve their packaging and work towards that best-in-class status.
So, did you ever think Amazon could be compared to medical packaging? I certainly didn’t. But in fact, the two have more in common than you think … especially when it comes to looking at packaging through the lens of waste reduction. Therefore, in honor of Amazon Prime Days, we’re sharing 5 similarities between Amazon packaging and healthcare packaging:
Next time you get an Amazon package, maybe this week if you are participating in Prime Days, take a minute to think about the connections between it and medical packaging—I bet you’ll find a few more than just these 5.
