E-commerce has exploded over the past decade as consumers increasingly rely on their ability to order nearly anything online and have it promptly delivered to their doorstep. Nearly eight in 10 consumers say they're ordering more merchandise online than they were a year ago, and e-commerce sales in 2019 reached more than $600 billion, Our growing reliance on e-commerce became much more pronounced in recent months as hundreds of millions of Americans sheltered in place at home to slow the spread of the coronavirus. To sustain their families, households ordered record-breaking amounts of everything from toilet paper and protective face masks to groceries for home delivery. Manufacturers have been adjusting quickly to this dramatic shift in demand, says Tim Wilson, President of Ernest Packaging Solutions, which uses a design-driven approach to engineer packaging and shipping solutions for its customers. "[The shift in buying behavior to online platforms] is just exacerbating the pressure on our customers to transition more of their lines to e-commerce," he notes.
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