COVID. E-commerce By the Numbers.

How e-commerce is fairing in 2020 for retailers overall:

• forecast to grow 18% to $709.8 billion this year
• anticipated to represent 14.5% of total retail sales this year

For Home Depot specifically:

• e-commerce is more than 14% of the approximately $38.1 billion of net sales
• up from about 9% compared to 2019
• Total sales growth in the quarter—23%—was the company’s strongest in nearly 20 years

What tech devices were quickly adopted:

• services to provide for on sight pick up
• converting stores or warehouses into distribution centers for ecommerce
• capacity for mobile apps and web based shopping tools

Wall Street Journal | Retailers See E-Commerce Investments Pay Off Big as Coronavirus Keeps Shoppers Home