Dan Burgar is President of the Vancouver VR/AR Association, where he has helped develop the city's ecosystem into the second largest VR/AR hub globally. He's also a co-founder at Shape Immersive, which creates innovative AR/3D solutions for top retail brands and enterprises More posts by this contributor In North America, shoppers are increasingly turning to online orders to buy their products. National postal services have seen a significant uptick in parcel volumes; so many that the number matches those sent during the Christmas surge — minus the wrapping paper. But although the pandemic has acted as a catalyst for online shopping, it’s part of a continuing trend.