Warehouses Are In Hot Demand Right Now. Here Are 5 Things You Should Know Before You Join The Race For Warehouse Space.Finding the right warehouse for your business isn't rocket science, but there are more variables and emerging solutions than you might think.
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Against a backdrop of continuous evolution in the way we work, live and navigate an ever-changing global landscape, demand forwarehouse spacethroughout the country has taken off — particularly over the past several years, but even more so during the Covid-19 pandemic. And it's showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, the vast majority oflogisticians in a recent survey from JLLare predicting continued growth inlogistics demandover the next three years, which means more warehouse space is needed to support additional logistics services and infrastructure.
What is driving this? To start, a growing number of employees are leaving steady jobs in favor of starting something of their own. The expedition of ecommerce growth has seen more and more people preferring to shop online, with the latest figures suggesting a43% increase in online sales. There is also a demand forlast-mile distributionfor product sellers, which refers to the final step of the delivery process of a parcel when it is moved from a distribution hub to the final delivery address.
