Sales at online retailer Temple & Webster spiked in July amid fresh demand for fitness equipment and office furniture from consumers forced to work from home during the latest lockdowns.

The online retailer is a major beneficiary of the coronavirus pandemic, which triggered a cocooning trend and accelerated the shift in spending from bricks and mortar stores to e-commerce, and is one of several major retailers, including JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman and Super Retail Group, that have profited from the “lockdown lifestyle”.