Christmas 2020 is set to break online shopping records as growth continues to accelerate due to the global coronavirus pandemic, with overall e-commerce sales expected to jump from initial predictions of 11% to 19% reaching £78.9bn (source: Edge Retail Insight).
As the cold, dark winter nights draw in, social distance queuing outside a store will be even less appealing, therefore the spotlight will be on warehouses to meet consumer expectations and get packages out on time and accurately, according to SnapFulfil’s managing director, Tony Dobson: logisticsvoices.co.uk