A container for consumer articles, the container comprising: a box portion comprising a box bottom wall and a box back wall; a lid portion connected to the box portion along a lid hinge line extending across a back wall of the container and pivotable about the lid hinge line between a closed position and an open position, the lid portion comprising a lid top wall, a lid front wall, a lid back wall and lid side walls extending between the lid front wall and the lid back wall; and an inner spacer element mounted within the box portion, wherein the inner spacer element comprises a top spacer panel affixed to the inner surface of the lid portion; a bottom spacer panel positioned against the inner surface of the box bottom wall; and a back spacer panel extending between the top spacer panel and the bottom spacer panel, wherein, when the lid portion is in the closed position, the back spacer panel is spaced apart from the box back wall to define a front compartment for consumer articles within the box portion, the front compartment having a volume smaller than the internal volume of the box portion; characterized in that the height of the back spacer panel substantially corresponds to the internal height of the container such that in the closed position of the lid portion the back spacer panel is substantially parallel to the box back wall. a box portion comprising a box bottom wall and a box back wall; a lid portion connected to the box portion along a lid hinge line extending across a back wall of the container and pivotable about the lid hinge line between a closed position and an open position, the lid portion comprising a lid top wall, a lid front wall, a lid back wall and lid side walls extending between the lid front wall and the lid back wall; and an inner spacer element mounted within the box portion, wherein the inner spacer element comprises a top spacer panel affixed to the inner surface of the lid portion; a bottom spacer panel positioned against the inner surface of the box bottom wall; and a back spacer panel extending between the top spacer panel and the bottom spacer panel, wherein, when the lid portion is in the closed position, the back spacer panel is spaced apart from the box back wall to define a front compartment for consumer articles within the box portion, the front compartment having a volume smaller than the internal volume of the box portion; characterized in that the height of the back spacer panel substantially corresponds to the internal height of the container such that in the closed position of the lid portion the back spacer panel is substantially parallel to the box back wall. a top spacer panel affixed to the inner surface of the lid portion; a bottom spacer panel positioned against the inner surface of the box bottom wall; and a back spacer panel extending between the top spacer panel and the bottom spacer panel, wherein, when the lid portion is in the closed position, the back spacer panel is spaced apart from the box back wall to define a front compartment for consumer articles within the box portion, the front compartment having a volume smaller than the internal volume of the box portion; characterized in that the height of the back spacer panel substantially corresponds to the internal height of the container such that in the closed position of the lid portion the back spacer panel is substantially parallel to the box back wall.