Aspects of the disclosure relate to a package, an article carrier for packaging a plurality of articles, and a blank (10) for forming the article carrier. The article carrier comprises a plurality of panels (12,14,16,18,20,22,24) forming a tubular structure for surrounding at least one article. The article carrier comprises an article retention device for engaging a recess of at least one article to prevent or inhibit dislodgement or unintentional egress of the article from at least one of opposite open ends of the tubular structure. The article retention device comprises an engaging tab (40,42) hingedly connected to one of the plurality of panels, which may be a base panel. The point of contact between the engaging tab and an inside surface of a recess in the bottom of the article is farthermost from the adjacent end edge of a respective one of a pair of bottom lap panels.

A packaging assembly may include: a bottom portion comprising a bottom surface and a plurality of sidewalls extending upwardly from the bottom surface, wherein the plurality of sidewalls and the bottom surface define a container defining an opening; a top portion foldably connected to at least one of the plurality of sidewalls for selectively covering the opening of the container; a sleeve foldably connected to at least one of the plurality of sidewalls, the sleeve defining an interior compartment for receiving an item, and the sleeve comprising at least one suspension tab, wherein the sleeve is foldable between: a deployed position and a stowed position; and at least one support tab configured to provide additional support between the sleeve and the at least one of the plurality of sidewalls.

A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels including a plurality of side panels and at least one bottom panel foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, locking features in the at least one bottom panel for at least partially maintaining a formed configuration of the carrier, and a plurality of system engagement features for at least partially receiving a portion of an outer container, each system engagement feature having a plurality of lines of weakening defining a plurality of separably connected sections in the at least one bottom panel.