26 Nov 2021 --- The already booming e-commerce market is set to balloon as Black Friday sales slash shopping prices worldwide. However, faulty and insufficient packaging designs are expected to result in over €1.3 billion (US$1.5 billion) worth of damaged goods being delivered in Europe alone, according to new research by DS Smith. Poll figures gathered by the company show almost one quarter (23%) of Europeans expect to receive up to three faulty or damaged items following the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.