For retail and FMCG, Merryvent supplies staff gifts for store networks, trade partner gifts and empty custom advent calendar boxes from 300 pcs for filling with your own products. Fully custom calendars are a season 2027 project, best ordered January–August 2027, early-bird for orders confirmed by 31 March 2027.
Two kinds of buyers
HR and store operations look for a gift that can reach hundreds of stores and be handed out fairly. Marketing, trade marketing and category teams look for a branded calendar or box that showcases their own products to key accounts, buyers or consumers. Procurement often manages both and expects the same documentation it requires from packaging suppliers.
Formats for retail and FMCG
Timing: what is realistic
| Project | Christmas 2026 | Season 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Stock calendar with printed sleeve | Yes, ships by ~20 November | Yes |
| Custom-printed chocolate calendar | No | From 250 pcs, order Jan–Aug 2027 |
| Empty boxes for your products | Confirmed per request | From 300 pcs, order Jan–Aug 2027 |
| Hampers for trade partners | Order by ~1 December | Yes |
Planning a product calendar for 2027
A calendar filled with your own products needs coordination between box production, your product supply and the filling schedule. Starting in January–March 2027 keeps every option open and qualifies for early-bird terms for orders confirmed by 31 March 2027. We provide a dieline and digital mock-up; the approved artwork becomes the binding specification.
Local-language labelling of food items where required is part of our standard service, and sustainability options include FSC-certified cardboard and plastic-free inserts. See compliance and sustainability.
Example program
For example, a drugstore chain might give every store employee a chocolate calendar packed per store, while its private-label team plans a 2027 beauty advent calendar in custom empty boxes filled with its own minis. Trade partners could receive a compact hamper within their gift policies.
Gifts can go in bulk to one or several offices, or to individual home addresses from a CSV or Excel list, worldwide. Personalization, packing and dispatch take place in Poland. Within the EU there are no customs formalities; outside the EU, we deliver DDP (duties and import VAT prepaid and quoted in advance) to every country where shipping is possible. See multi-address delivery and corporate gifting by country.
Request a proposal
Send us the product, quantity, delivery countries and the date the gifts must arrive. We reply within 1–2 working days with options, realistic dates, an indicative quote and a free digital mock-up.
Request a proposal or email hello@merryvent.com, phone +48 577 723 719.
Frequently asked questions
Can we fill the calendar with our own products?
Yes. Empty custom calendar boxes start from 300 pcs. Filling with your products is agreed in the quote.
When should we start a 2027 product calendar?
January–March 2027 is ideal. Orders confirmed by 31 March 2027 receive early-bird terms.
Can you pack gifts per store?
Yes, from a list of store addresses and headcounts, with a tracking report per delivery.
Can buyers at our trade partners accept gifts?
That depends on their own policies. Modest branded items are the safest choice; see our compliance page for general background.