A package comprises a plurality of flanged articles arranged into a two-tiered group wherein the articles in the upper tier are positioned in top-to-top contacting relation with the articles in the lower tier. Each article has a tubular side wall with a peripheral flange at its top end. The articles are arranged such that the axes of the articles in each tier are disposed vertically and parallel to each other. The group of articles is covered by a sleeve-like carton which includes top and bottom panels interconnected by a pair of side panels and an article retainer for engagement with both the flanges of a pair of the vertically aligned articles located at one of the open ends of the carton. The top panel overlies the bottoms of the articles in the upper tier whereas the bottom panel underlies the bottoms of the articles in the lower tier. The side panels are disposed alongside the side walls of the articles.