How E-Commerce in the Time of COVID-19 is Driving Change in Warehouse Demand

By James A. Schnur, CCIM
President and Designated Managing Broker
Integrated Real Estate Solutions

If there is a single piece of consistency with the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, it is that it is causing disruption across industries. Forcing countless individuals to comply with stay-at-home orders on top of factors limiting in-store shopping, COVID-19 created the perfect conditions to drive consumers toward e-commerce solutions. Almost overnight, online outlets became the primary source of shopping for essential goods, and in the U.S., the amount of essential goods being purchased has been rapidly ballooning. By the numbers, online sales increased 40% from May 26th–June 1st, compared to the number of overall online sales between Feb. 24th–March 1st, according to Signifyd, Inc.  Continue reading “How E-Commerce in the Time of COVID-19 is Driving Change in Warehouse Demand”