The American moving wave is coming, and peripheral products will sell well!

Market research firm NPD Group said in a recent blog post that due to the impact of the epidemic, flexible and agile working lifestyles have become more common.

During the pandemic, American consumers have chosen to relocate for a variety of reasons, from lowering the cost of living to being closer to family. As people become more comfortable with working from anywhere, they are beginning to realize that they don’t need to be tied to a certain location near the office in order to support themselves or their families.

This increased awareness has led people to choose to live in areas with lower costs of living or to be closer to family. As a result, NPD said more Americans are planning to move this year.

20% more consumers plan to move

The relocation trend during the pandemic has sent sales of moving supplies and related services soaring, the NPD Group said.

According to the NPD Group, as of December last year, nearly 20% of Americans worked from home full-time, and 28% of Americans considered moving during the epidemic. In addition, 20% more consumers planned to move this year compared with last year .

LinkedIn analyzed the major cities that U.S. workers relocated to between April and October 2020, with Austin, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona ranking at the top, primarily due to lower costs of living.

Online sales of portable and storage products surge

As people are more willing to move, sales of moving supplies and services are also growing rapidly. Last year, online sales of goods in the portable and bulk storage category grew five times faster than the year before .

The NPD Group said that growth is expected to continue into 2021. Additionally, office supply stores and hardware retailers saw sales increases.

Mailing and shipping supply volumes also increased fivefold in 2020 compared with the previous year, with growth driven by purchases of corrugated boxes and packing tape, according to NPD .

According to this trend, there may be a huge consumer market for moving-related peripheral products in the United States, and the market prospects are very promising. Therefore, sellers can take advantage of this feature and choose moving-related peripheral products.

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