One of the most significant consumer trends transforming the packaging landscape is e-commerce. Growing at a steady rate before the COVID-19 lockdown, e-commerce sales exploded at the end of Q1-2020. According to an article in Forbes, U.S. retailers’ online year-over-year revenue growth was up 68% as of mid-April. As of April 21, there was a 129% YOY growth in U.S. and Canadian e-commerce orders and a 146% growth in all online retail orders. While these numbers will no doubt decrease somewhat after COVID-19, most agree that they will remain higher than before the pandemic.
