News / E-commerce here to stay, which means a 'fundamental redesign' of supply chains

The rapid e-commerce growth seen under lockdowns may be here to stay, requiring a “fundamental redesign” of supply chains.

According to DHL Consulting CEO Sabine Mueller, the logistics giant saw e-commerce volumes jump 50% in multiple markets in April, with the pandemic “rewriting the rules” of online shopping.

“For example, in Germany we were seeing higher than pre-Christmas volumes,” she said at the Alcott Global Virtual Supply Chain Summit last week.

“And that is something I’m very sure will stay, as people won’t ...