Due to the large increase in the number of online stores, logistics companies and consumers, the logistics e-commerce sector continues to grow every year. As in previous years, there will be several shifts within the sector in 2022. Four important trends are visible for e-commerce logistics that will determine the future of the sector and the companies within the sector. These four trends are: a further shift to e-commerce, speed, dark stores and ship-from-store, and sustainability.

The retail sector is constantly changing. Over the years we have seen a shift away from offline to online shopping. Technological developments ensured that products around the world became increasingly accessible to consumers.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated lockdowns have changed consumer shopping behaviour around the world. As a result, the e-commerce landscape has shifted over the past two years. In this article, we discuss four of the effects of COVID-19 on e-commerce.

Global e-commerce is growing rapidly with no indication of slowing down. In the Netherlands alone, 576 million packages were transported last year.