Ecommerce Boom Helps High Desert Survive the Pandemic

“Industrial transactions are the main driver of activity in the high desert,” according to Soua Vang of San Bernardino County. During the pandemic, the boom in ecommerce has kept activity moving in the region with a total of 6.7 million square feet of industrial absorption, the second highest on record since 2010.

“At 6.7 million square feet, it was just shy of the all-time high of the 6.8 million square feet recorded in Q4 2018. The warehouse is now so much more than a location for storing product as information technology and automation are increasing its role in managing inventory,” Vang, interim economic development director at San Bernardino County, tells GlobeSt.com.