Carton for containers

A blank for funning a carrier for holding a plurality of articles, the blank comprising:

• a plurality of panels comprising at least a top panel, a side panel, and a bottom panel;
• a plurality of article receiver features disposed in at least the top panel in at least a first row and a second row, the first row comprising at least one more article receiver feature than the second row, each article receiver feature of the plurality of article receiver features being for at least partially receiving a respective article of the plurality of articles when the carter is formed from the blank;
• and
• a retention feature extending in at least one of the side panel and the bottom panel, the retention feature being for at least partially retaining at least one article that is at least partially received in a respective one of the article receiving features in the first row when the carrier is formed from the blank.

A method of forming a package comprising:

• obtaining a plurality of articles and a blank comprising a plurality of panels;
• arranging the articles of the plurality of articles in at least a first row and a second row, the first row comprising at least one more article than the second row;
• and
• forming a carrier from the blank by wrapping the plurality of panels at least partially around the plurality of articles, the carrier having substantially open ends.