A container for consumer goods comprising: an outer housing comprising: a box; and a lid hinged to the box along a hinge line extending across a back wall of the container, the lid being pivotable about the hinge line between a closed position and an open position; an inner package of consumer goods within the outer housing comprising an access opening through which consumer goods can be removed; and an adhesive label covering the access opening of the inner package and extending beyond the periphery of the access opening of the inner package, wherein the adhesive label is at least partially releasably affixed to the inner package by a resealable adhesive provided on a first area of the inner surface of the adhesive label extending about at least the lower periphery of the access opening of the inner package; a second area of the inner surface of the adhesive label is substantially free of adhesive, wherein a first area of the outer surface of the adhesive label is permanently affixed to the inner surface of the front wall of the lid of the outer housing, the first area of the outer surface of the adhesive label being at the lower edge of the outer surface of the adhesive label; the second area of the inner surface of the adhesive label and the first area of the outer surface of the adhesive label at least partially overlie each other; characterised in that the area of the second area of the adhesive label is between 100 percent and about 50 percent of the area of the first area of the outer surface of the adhesive label; and a height of the adhesive-free second area of the inner surface of the adhesive label (108; 608) is less than a height of the first area of the outer surface of the adhesive label that is permanently affixed to the lid of the outer housing. an outer housing comprising: a box; and a lid hinged to the box along a hinge line extending across a back wall of the container, the lid being pivotable about the hinge line between a closed position and an open position; a box; and a lid hinged to the box along a hinge line extending across a back wall of the container, the lid being pivotable about the hinge line between a closed position and an open position; an inner package of consumer goods within the outer housing comprising an access opening through which consumer goods can be removed; and an adhesive label covering the access opening of the inner package and extending beyond the periphery of the access opening of the inner package, wherein the adhesive label is at least partially releasably affixed to the inner package by a resealable adhesive provided on a first area of the inner surface of the adhesive label extending about at least the lower periphery of the access opening of the inner package; a second area of the inner surface of the adhesive label is substantially free of adhesive, wherein a first area of the outer surface of the adhesive label is permanently affixed to the inner surface of the front wall of the lid of the outer housing, the first area of the outer surface of the adhesive label being at the lower edge of the outer surface of the adhesive label; the second area of the inner surface of the adhesive label and the first area of the outer surface of the adhesive label at least partially overlie each other; characterised in that the area of the second area of the adhesive label is between 100 percent and about 50 percent of the area of the first area of the outer surface of the adhesive label; and a height of the adhesive-free second area of the inner surface of the adhesive label (108; 608) is less than a height of the first area of the outer surface of the adhesive label that is permanently affixed to the lid of the outer housing.