Most shoe manufacturers place their shoes in shoe boxes to protect their products during shipping and to help with displaying the shoes. The way a shoe is presented to the customer says a lot about the shoe manufacturer. The box tells the customer if the company is up with the latest styles or if the company is more conventional. The shoe boxes you choose to hold your products in affect your company's sales.
There are three different choices when choosing a shoe box: traditional cardboard, custom designed and clear plastic shoe boxes. Traditional cardboard shoe boxes are cheap and you have to print stickers to place on the boxes to indicate the shoe's style, bar code and size. Custom designed boxes are a little more expensive but are printed to match your specific design. The most expensive shoe boxes are made from clear plastic. These boxes are used widely in the women's and girl's fashion shoe lines.
1. Save money with stock cardboard shoe boxes.
2. Design your own look with custom designed shoe boxes.
3. Clear plastic shoe boxes provide the product with unique, reusable packaging.
Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done
Buy traditional cardboard shoe boxes
Cardboard shoe box suppliers and manufacturers keep traditional shoe boxes in stock for companies that want to cut costs on their products' overhead. Cardboard shoe boxes cost much less than decorative or designer shoe boxes but still give a professional look to the product.
I recommend: Request a quote from
Go Packaging to get cardboard shoe boxes that you assemble yourself. Find two-piece cardboard boxes for your company at the
U.S. Box website.
Uline carries cardboard different sized shoe boxes in both white and brown.
Buy from custom shoe box suppliers
Custom shoe box manufacturers give you the power to select the size, color and layout of your shoe boxes. Custom shoe boxes detail the packaging specifically for your shoe business.
I recommend: Buy shoe boxes that look similar to other name brands at the
Young Star Group website.
OK China Industrial has wooden custom shoe boxes for high end shoes. Input your dimensions and company logo or design at
PackNBoxNow.com for four-color printing.
Purchase clear plastic shoe boxes
Clear plastic shoe boxes allow the customer to view the shoes while the product is still in the box. These shoe boxes are available in drawer-type box or with handles. Clear plastic boxes come in color-tinted varieties for companies that require decorative shoe boxes.
I recommend: The Clear Box Company carries a wide variety of drawer-type clear plastic shoe boxes as well as tinted plastic shoe boxes. Visit
Shoebby to find clear plastic shoe boxes with handles designed for easy carrying and shoe storage. Buy basic square shaped clear shoe boxes from
HLP Clear Packaging Products.
Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide
- Shoe boxes always need to fit the design of the shoe. Do not put work boots in clear plastic shoe boxes or stiletto heels in a box designed for running shoes.
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