What BOX Packaging Partners does

BOX Partners, LLC, operating as BOX Packaging Partners, is a US wholesale distributor of packaging, shipping, and industrial supplies headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, founded in 1989 and institutionally backed by Charlesbank Capital Partners. The company sells over 20,000 in-stock SKUs across hundreds of categories — corrugated boxes and mailers, poly bags, tape, labels, stretch and shrink film, retail and janitorial supplies, material handling, safety products, and warehouse supplies — through a network of distribution partners and re-sellers. Its physical footprint spans approximately 3 million square feet across five strategically located distribution centers (Elgin IL, Barnesville PA, Dallas TX, Forest Park GA, Rialto CA), enabling next-day shipping nationwide and confidential drop-ship fulfillment directly to end customers under partner branding.

The company's technology platform is the Private Label Website (PLW), a white-label e-commerce storefront that lets partners launch branded online stores with access to the full 20,000+ catalog, customizable pricing, automated product synchronization, and integrated payment processing through Authorize.net and PayPal. It is complemented by a marketing enablement suite: the Marketing Hub (powered by RR Donnelley's CustomPoint) for customizable print flyers and catalogs, an Email Blast Program, a 480-page Digital Catalog, and a Website Product Link product display tool. Integrations include Google Analytics and Google Ads for partner marketing optimization.

BOX Partners makes money through wholesale product sales to distribution partners and re-sellers, with partner-specific negotiated pricing managed by dedicated account managers, plus a 3% convenience fee on credit card transactions. The go-to-market is a hybrid of enterprise field sales (for regional and national strategic accounts) and partner-assisted channel distribution, with technology and marketing tools layered on top to enable partners to sell BOX Partners' catalog under their own brand without inventory investment. In 2023, the company acquired The Packaging Wholesalers and significantly professionalized its leadership team in 2022, including the appointment of CEO Jeffrey Lass and the transition of Neil Thomas to Chairman.

Name

BOX Packaging Partners

Legal name

BOX Partners, LLC

Website

https://boxpartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Short description

BOX Packaging Partners is a US wholesale distributor of packaging, shipping, and industrial supplies serving B2B distributors and re-sellers through five regional distribution centers, a private-label e-commerce platform, and drop-ship fulfillment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Packaging Distribution

SIC

Wholesale-Paper & Paper Products (5110)

akta.pro primary industry

Packaging, Containers & Shipping Supplies Marketplaces (CRAFAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Packaging, Repackaging & Co-Packing Services (TLAIAAAG)

Keywords

• Wholesale packaging distribution
• Shipping supplies wholesale
• Industrial supply distribution
• B2B packaging distributor
• Warehouse supplies wholesale

Headquarters

HQ city

Elgin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Product Sales: Revenue generated through wholesale sale of packaging, shipping, and industrial supplies to distribution partners and resellers. Partners purchase products at wholesale prices and resell to end customers. Includes single case orders, truckload shipments, and drop-ship fulfillment to end customers.
2. Credit Card Processing Fees: 3% convenience fee applied to all credit card transactions at time of sale, generating additional transaction-based revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BOX Packaging Partners is a wholesale distributor of packaging, shipping, and industrial supplies serving B2B distributors and resellers across the United States. The company offers more than 20,000 in-stock products spanning corrugated boxes, mailers, poly bags, tape, labels, stretch film, and warehouse supplies, fulfilled through five strategically located distribution centers. Partners receive confidential drop-ship fulfillment, a white-label e-commerce platform (Private Label Website), and marketing support tools that enable them to resell products under their own brand with zero inventory investment.

Product overview

BOX Packaging Partners operates as a wholesale packaging and shipping supplies distributor offering a platform-plus-services model. The core offering includes over 20,000 in-stock packaging and industrial products spanning corrugated boxes, mailers, poly bags, tape, labels, stretch film, and other shipping supplies. The technology platform consists of the Private Label Website (PLW) as the primary e-commerce platform, complemented by marketing tools including the Marketing Hub, Email Blast Program, Digital Catalog, and Website Product Link. The platform is designed for distributors and resellers who want to white-label packaging supplies under their own brand, with automatic product updates and customizable pricing. The business operates through five strategically located distribution centers across the United States enabling next-day shipping and drop-ship programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Private Label Website (PLW) White-label e-commerce platform that allows wholesale partners to launch their own branded online store with access to over 20,000 packaging and industrial products, featuring automatic product updates, customizable pricing, order management, integrated payment processing (Authorize.net, PayPal), and website back-office tools.
• Marketing Hub On-demand print portal providing instant access to professionally designed, customizable flyers and catalogs that partners can brand with their company name and logo, powered by RR Donnelley integration.
• Email Blast Program Marketing tool enabling partners to instantly reach thousands of customers with professionally designed email templates customized with their account details and branding.
• Digital Catalog Online version of the full 480-page catalog featuring over 20,000 items, available as a link on partner websites with personalized company branding.
• Website Product Link Product catalog display tool that allows partners to showcase over 20,000 items online without pricing, featuring customizable homepage layouts and templates.
• Confidential Drop-Ship Program Order fulfillment service enabling wholesale partners to ship products directly to their end customers under partner branding while maintaining confidentiality of the wholesale relationship.
• Corrugated Boxes & Mailers Corrugated boxes and mailers in various sizes and configurations for shipping and packaging needs, offered wholesale to distributors and resellers.
• Poly Bags Poly bags for packaging and shipping applications, offered wholesale to distributors and resellers.
• Papers, Newsprint & Tissue Paper-based packaging and shipping products including kraft bags, paperboard, chipboard, and void fill, offered wholesale to distributors and resellers.
• Envelopes & Mailers Various envelope and mailer products including paper bubble mailers, flat mailers, and specialty mailers, offered wholesale to distributors and resellers.
• Tape Packaging tape including water-activated tape, carton sealing tape, and flatback tape, offered wholesale to distributors and resellers.
• Labels

Quantifiable outcome

• Partners gain access to 3 million square feet of inventory with zero investment
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RR Donnelley (Marketing Hub)coreTechnology or IntegrationBOX Partners integrates with RR Donnelley's custompoint platform to power the Marketing Hub, an on-demand print portal providing partners access to customizable flyers and catalogs with professional design capabilities.
• Authorize.netcoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing integration through Authorize.net enabling credit card transactions on Private Label Website platform. A 3% convenience fee is applied to credit card transactions.
• PayPalcoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing integration enabling PayPal as a payment option on Private Label Website platform, providing partners and their customers flexible payment options.
• Google (Analytics & Ads)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBOX Partners recommends partners use Google Ads and Google Analytics to optimize Private Label Website visibility and measure marketing success through the platform's SEO tools.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Pactiv Evergreen: Pactiv Evergreen is a major manufacturer of food service and packaging products whose shipping and warehouse supply division supplies some of the same SKUs BOX Partners distributes, making it a comparable touchpoint in the upstream supply chain rather than a direct channel competitor.

Direct peers

• Uline: Uline is the largest direct distributor of packaging, shipping, and industrial supplies in North America with a multi-thousand-SKU catalog, next-day shipping from regional branches, and a strong e-commerce platform — competing head-to-head with BOX Partners in the same product categories and customer channels.
• Bunzl: Bunzl is a global distribution and outsourcing company operating in packaging, foodservice, and cleaning supplies across multiple continents, making it the most scalable direct peer to BOX Partners in terms of product categories, distribution model, and reseller channel.
• Imperial Dade: Imperial Dade is one of the largest independent foodservice, packaging, and janitorial distributors in the US with national distribution and a broad product portfolio, mirroring BOX Partners' distributor-plus-product breadth model while serving many of the same resellers and end customers.
• Veritiv: Veritiv is a publicly traded North American distributor of packaging, print, and facility solutions, combining broad packaging supply distribution with value-added services — directly comparable to BOX Partners' wholesale-plus-fulfillment model.

Broad incumbents

• Amazon Business: Amazon Business is a B2B procurement marketplace offering millions of products including packaging and shipping supplies at competitive prices with fast fulfillment, serving many of the same resellers and end customers BOX Partners targets.
• McMaster-Carr: McMaster-Carr is an industrial and shipping supplies distributor whose e-commerce catalog covers packaging, janitorial, and material-handling categories that overlap with BOX Partners' assortment, with a long-established reputation for fast fulfillment.
• Office Depot Business Solutions: Office Depot's Business Solutions division distributes office, shipping, and packaging supplies to small and mid-market businesses through catalogs, e-commerce, and dedicated account teams — competing for overlapping demand with BOX Partners' resellers.
• W.W. Grainger: Grainger is the largest US industrial MRO distributor with hundreds of thousands of SKUs spanning facilities, packaging, and safety supplies, frequently competing for the same B2B buyers as BOX Partners while operating far broader product lines.

Emerging players

• EcoEnclose: EcoEnclose is a smaller, sustainability-focused packaging supplier offering e-commerce-ready boxes, mailers, and shipping supplies with a custom-print platform — an emerging competitor in the same packaging e-commerce space BOX Partners serves through PLW.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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