Retail Paper Bags

Printed Retail Paper Bags

Our retail paper bags offer a reliable, cost-effective packaging solution for everyday use — ideal for high-street shops, supermarkets, and multi-site retail businesses. Made from durable kraft paper, they’re designed to handle regular footfall and a variety of products with ease.

Available in natural brown or white paper stock, these bags are typically printed with a simple logo or brand name, offering clean, consistent branding without the need for full-colour or all-over designs. Whether used for clothing, books, or packaged goods, they help create a unified customer experience at checkout.

Strong, recyclable, and made to support the demands of daily retail operations, these paper bags combine practicality with understated brand presence.

Available in three sizes:

• Small: H 225 x W 190 x D 80 mm

• Medium: H 300 x W 220 x D 100 mm

• Large: H 340 x W 260 x D 140 mm

Print areas:

• Small Bag: Print Area – 170 × 45 mm

• Medium Bag: Print Area – 200 × 105 mm

• Large Bag: Print Area – 240 × 125 mm

Ideal for:

• High-street retail stores: Clothing, books, beauty, and general merchandise

• Supermarkets & grocery shops: A durable and simple paper alternative to plastic bags

• Multi-location businesses: Maintain brand consistency across all branches

• Seasonal sales or promotional periods: Practical branded packaging for changing retail needs

Simple, strong, and brand-ready — these retail paper bags are built for everyday use.

UK shipping is free, exceptions apply. 

Technical Specification for Retail Paper Bags

Full colour inkjet printing uses nozzles to print tiny droplets of CMYK ink directly onto the surface of the product. This method allows for high-resolution images, gradients, and photo-quality prints with vibrant detail. It’s ideal for short runs, personalised designs, or artwork that includes multiple colours and fine detail. Inkjet printing works best on flat surfaces and products designed to absorb or hold ink evenly. 

• Print Method: Full Colour Inkjet  

• Colours: Full Colour (CMYK)  

• Resolution: 300dpi  

• Graphics: Raster Images & Vector  

• File Format: PDF  

Design Online 

We’ve made creating your artwork even easier with our Design Online tool. Simply upload your logo, text, or graphics and position them on the canvas to create a ready-to-print file—no fuss. 

Artwork Upload 

If you’d prefer to use your own design software to create your artwork, we’ve got some tips to help you design your print ready file.  

When submitting artwork for all-over print, please provide two files:

1. Artwork with Template Visible – for checking placement and sizing.

2. Artwork without Template – this will be used for proofing and printing.

Small and Large Print Areas: These can be supplied as artwork only, without the template overlaid.

Top Tips:  

• Use high-resolution images (minimum 300dpi), embedded in the PDF.  

• Use a minimum font size of 8pt to ensure legibility when printed.  

• Outline all fonts, or ensure they are embedded in the PDF.  

• Flatten your design and avoid using overprint settings to ensure all elements print exactly as intended.  

• Outline all strokes by converting them to shapes.  

Helpful Tools: 

• Download our artwork templates to help create your print artwork  

For more guidance on how to successfully set up and submit your artwork, see our technical guide. 

Can’t see what you want on our website? Contact us to raise a Bespoke Quote. 

UK shipping is free, exceptions apply. 

High Quality Printing with Sustainability in mind.

We are working hard to mitigate our environmental impact and are following an emissions reduction program to lower our direct and indirect emissions which will lead us to Net Zero by 2040.

We are working hard to introduce more environmentally credible products in our range and we encourage you to consider using more of those products.

Tradeprint supports Two Sides, the print and paper advocacy group that aims to dispel myths around greenwashing and promote paper as a truly sustainable product.

We are committed to reducing waste and in particular aiming to eliminate problematic plastics from our printing and fulfilment operation.

Read full Environmental policy here.