Carton and blank therefor

A package comprising:

• a group of articles and a carton disposed along a part of the exterior of the group of articles, the carton comprising:
• an upper end closure structure partially closing an end of the carton, the upper end closure structure having a lower edge that defines at least in part a window through which at least one of the articles of the group is exposed to view, wherein the upper end closure structure comprises:
• a top end closure flap having a handle opening, and
• a pair of side end closure flaps, the side end closure flaps each comprising an outer surface, and an inner surface opposing the outer surface, the outer surface of each of the side end closure flaps comprising a glue area, wherein each glue area is adhesively secured to an inside surface of the top end closure flap, wherein each of the glue areas is disposed below the handle opening, and wherein at least a portion of the inner surface of each side end closure flap disposed below the handle opening is in substantial face-contacting arrangement with the at least one of the articles of the group;
• a plurality of primary panels including a pair of bottom lap panels secured together to allow the primary panels to form walls of a tubular structure.