PROJECTION 21.5% ONLINE SALES 14.3% UK RETAIL


enable warehousing to be used in a much more intense way, creating multiple mezzanine levels which maximise cubic capacity rather than floorplate, and which are customised to work with state of the art robotics and intelligent electronic picking systems.


The growth of internet shopping has meant more facilities are needed in easily accessible locations in differing sizes – from 500,000 sq ft plus national and regional distribution centres to smaller last mile delivery depots. The former have moved towards advanced automation that can prepack complex online deliveries in the most efficient order. These advances in technology


The move into urban logistics has highlighted a real problem with regards to the shortage of suitable land on which to accommodate these facilities. In the strive for online sale fulfilment, the transfer of delivery costs from the consumer to the retailer mean that “location, location, location” and accessibility to the consumer is fundamental to delivering these cost savings and making an operation viable. Occupiers will continue to adapt to the way customers shop and there will be a continuous drive for suppliers to find more units closer to urban sectors to benefit from ‘just-in-time’ delivery operations and well placed labour supplies. Therefore, measures to unlock suitable land are of vital importance. Proposals include the streamlining of local planning systems to empower the fast- tracking of uncontroversial applications, as well as more public sector funding for key infrastructure and remediation of land to help industrial developers to unlock difficult sites.


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