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# [ROADIE REPORTS: Demand for same-day delivery surges amid COVID-19 pandemic | Roadie](https://www.roadie.com/press-releases/roadie-reports-demand-for-same-day-delivery-surges-amid-covid-19-pandemic)

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***Home Furnishings, Home Improvement Supplies, Food and Perishables and Electronics Post Significant Gains***

**ATLANTA (June 30, 2020)**** – **Same-day delivery has surged within multiple retail sectors since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis while others showed declines, according to data released today by [Roadie](https://www.roadie.com/), a crowdsourced delivery service covering 89 percent of the U.S.—the largest local same-day delivery footprint in the nation.

Comparing pre-COVID same-day activity (January and February 2020) with data from the early days of the pandemic (March and April 2020), Roadie reports significant increases in four key categories: home furnishings, home improvement supplies, electronics and food and perishables sectors.

“What was largely a service of convenience back in February became an essential public service mid-March,” said Marc Gorlin, Roadie’s founder and CEO. “Even as communities move toward reopening, foot traffic isn’t just going to snap back to pre-pandemic levels. It’s no surprise that delivery has become a lifeline for businesses of all sizes in the coronavirus era.”

“Consumer wants and needs have changed dramatically, too. Apparently, we eat a lot of cake when we’re bored at home,” said Gorlin.

Roadie reports the following same-day delivery activity, accompanied by anecdotal information derived through customer communications:

- **Home Furnishings (up 4840 percent): **Because Americans have remained at home for an extended period, they’re spending significantly more money to make their homes more comfortable.
- **Home Improvement Supplies (up 1176 percent): **More time and resources have been devoted to new projects to beautify homes, such as gardening and remodeling. [The Home Depot successfully covered the increased demand during the pandemic, which deepened their integration with Roadie’s solutions.](https://www.roadie.com/resources/case-studies/the-home-depot-rapidly-scales-same-day-delivery)
- **Electronics (up 188 percent): **Consumers are looking for new options to keep themselves entertained at home, so purchases of TVs, sound systems, computers and other electronic technologies are up.
- **Food and Perishables** **(up 180 percent):** Reflecting heightened demand for delivery from grocery stores, bakeries and restaurants.

Accompanying those same-day delivery gains were declines in multiple sectors, according to Roadie. Specifically:

- **Sports Equipment (down 100 percent): **Attributable to the cancellation or postponement of group sports.
- **Office Supplies (down 63 percent): **Since working from home became common practice, large-scale office supply purchasing by businesses slowed significantly.
- **HVAC (down 38 percent): **Homeowners became less willing to have contractors inside their homes, opting to forego some repairs. In addition, some contractors furloughed their employees while stay-at-home orders were enforced, because they didn’t want to put them at risk as well.
- **Clothing (20 percent decline): **Retailers closed brick-and-mortar stores and moved to online-only operations — and this is only if they already had an omnichannel operation in place.
- **Medications (15 percent decline): **Patients delayed non-essential surgeries and doctor visits. In addition, many pharmacy orders are typically delivered to long-term care facilities, which have become more restrictive to protect residents.

**About Roadie  
**Roadie is the nation’s first crowdsourced delivery service that’s “on the way.” Founded in 2014, Roadie works with consumers, small businesses and corporations across virtually every industry to provide a faster, cheaper, more scalable solution for scheduled, same-day and urgent delivery. With over 150,000 verified drivers, Roadie covers 89% of U.S. households — the largest local same-day delivery footprint in the nation.

Roadie is backed by Warren Stephens of Stephens Inc.; The Home Depot; the UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund; Eric Schmidt’s TomorrowVentures; David Bonderman, founder of TPG Capital; Guggenheim Partners’ Executive Chairman Alan Schwartz; Square Co-founder Jim McKelvey; among others. For more information, visit [www.roadie.com](https://www.roadie.com/).

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