In the second quarter of 2020, the public spent more than $211.5 billion on e-commerce as many shifted to online shopping in response to the nationwide shutdowns. In the “Retail Roundup – Pandemic Edition” issue of Western Real Estate Business, Partner Victor Sahn provided his outlook on how the industry is responding to COVID-19 and what the future may hold for brick-and-mortar retail, especially as Amazon continues to dominate the e-commerce landscape.
“Amazon enjoyed year-over-year revenue growth of 28 percent for the second quarter of 2020,” said Sahn. “I suggest that for the third quarter, their year-over-year revenue growth will be considerably higher than that. There is likely a close correlation between Amazon’s revenue growth and the corresponding decline in brick-and-mortar sales. COVID-19 has supercharged that trend.”
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Read Sahn’s full commentary here.
