COVID-19 impact on global home decor e-commerce site traffic 2020

Home decor and furnishing platforms have undergone a seven percent global traffic increase between January and March 2020. Overall, websites selling home decor and furniture products online generated 1.7 billion visits in March 2020, up from 1.56 billion global visits in January 2020. This is of course due to the global coronavirus pandemic which has forced millions of people to stay at home in order to stop the spread of the virus. Large swaths of employees are trying to work from home and subsequently require office setups they might not have had in place before. Brands such as IKEA, Home Depot, and Pottery Barn have provided consumers with solutions, be it for utilitarian or pleasure purposes.