Paper Bags

Paper Bags

At American Retail Supply, we understand the importance of suitable shopping bags for your retail store’s success. That’s why our retail paper bags offer both strength and aesthetic appeal, ensuring they withstand the rigors of daily use while contributing to your brand’s positive impression. Paper bags are a sustainable and practical packaging option, they are durable, recyclable and easily customizable. Branding and sustainability are priorities for many businesses, paper bags provide a budget friendly solution without sacrificing utility. There are a huge variety of paper bags available on our site from economical SOS and merchandise bags without handles, to high end Euro Totes with rope or ribbon handles. Whether its Paper Shopping Bags, Euro Totes, Merchandise bags or SOS bags, we carry several different paper materials, handle styles, coatings, sizes, and colors. By choosing American Retail Supply, you can equip your store with premium bulk paper bags that meet practical needs and elevate your brand’s image.

Custom Printed Paper Shopping Bags

American Retail Supply designs it’s custom printing process to be as simple and transparent as possible. Customers are provided with scaled proofs for approval, as well as free product mockups so customers can see what the finished product will look like. There are several printing techniques available for most bags including ink print, hot stamp, and color magic.

Popular Bags:

The most commonly used paper bag is the Twisted handle Shopping Bag. These come in a variety sizes, colors and are also available in pre-printed designs to meet your aesthetic or holiday needs. Custom printing on these paper bags is advertising money well spent as shoppers carry them around town. The smallest size paper bag, a Gem sized bag is 5.5"x3.25"x8.33" and is perfect for fashion jewelry, trinkets and candy purchases. The most popular two sizes in paper shoppers are the Cub and Vogue size. Most businesses that are customizing their bags chose these two sizes. A Cub sized paper bag at 8"x4.75"x10.5" is perfect for t-shirts, scarves or small glassware. The Vogue sized paper bag is 16x6x13 and is the iconic bag design for clothing stores and fashion related businesses. If you have large items like pillows or outerwear the Jumbo bag 24"x7"x18" is a perfect choice.

As you look for the right sized paper shopping bag you will notice that there is a myriad of colors available. We have everything from natural & organic looking brown kraft, clean crisp white as well as a wide range of other colors. Some business owners opt for metallic colors. We even offer pre-printed patterns like western, animal, jungle and much more.

Euro Totes:

These elegant and sophisticated tote paper bags were initially used overseas in the fashion districts of Italy and France. Euro Totes including laminated, gloss, matte and customized options that scream high end luxury. One recent addition to this line of packaging is the Purse Tote which is a one-step way to package jewelry or small items. The unique look of the Purse Tote is further elevated by the high-end matching ribbon that closes and essentially wraps the items in one step. Another wonderful option is the Tinted Euro Tote. You will find the thickness of the paper coupled with its soft feel add to luxury look of these paper bags.

Paper Merchandise & SOS Bags

Square Open Sacks (SOS) are a Merchandise Bag with a gusset or side panels that allow for more merchandise to be placed in the bag while also allowing the bag to stand on its own when opened. The SOS bags are most used by pharmacies and larger models are popular with grocery stores using paper bags. This style of paper bags is economical, easy to store and good for general everyday use by farmers markets, grocers, and many other businesses. You don’t need to sacrifice style if you want to use a flat bag either, these are available in a variety of colors and can be imprinted to give them a personal look. What if you need a wax lined bag? We have Glassine Lined options that are FDA approved for food safety, so you can feel good providing these as a wrap for baked goods or dog treats.

For custom printed bags speak to a Product Expert, 1-800-426-5708.