Avery president sees post-pandemic world as accelerated rise in e-commerce and homeworking

In an interview with Office Products International, Mark Cooper, President at Avery label manufacturer laid out two long term visions for the future.

Many are now suggesting that the COVID-19 crisis will have a step-change impact on the rise of e-commerce. The pandemic has moved more people online who may not return fully to traditional retail. The OP sector has already seen a steady move to online purchasing. We can only assume that this will be further accelerated post-pandemic.

What’s more, with a a propensity towards remote working, where there is little impact on productivity, companies will consider this part of their new normal in the future. Employees who have become used to this will also be more demanding for greater future flexibility from their employers.

“It strikes me that the two most significant long-term implications for the new normal are the accelerated rise in e-commerce and the potential for more remote working.” Mark Cooper said.

He added: “The rise in the use of technologies such as Zoom and Slack are persuading people that more meetings and communication can be done remotely. It’s likely that in many of our offices we’ll see a rise in more frequent and permanent telecommuting.”

Read the full interview here.