Interesting that so much consumer product is still packaged for retail, even some brands that I imagine sell a vast majority online. retail packaging translates

Interesting that so much consumer product is still packaged for retail, even some brands that I imagine sell a vast majority online. retail packaging translates to online-friendly packaging, but the reserve seems likely to be less true. Not to be pessimistic, but I would guess that the added cost of managing two SKUs for each product is not feasible for many smaller retailers, especially since the cost (putting in a new box) here is born by those further down the supply chain. All that said, I've seen a lot more Amazon orders ship in plastic bags recently. Even the car seat I bought recently which is ship-ready without another layer. My guess there was that adding the plastic anonymized the purchase a bit, which might ward off thieves?