On-Demand Warehousing: Coming Soon To An Industrial Property Near You?


On-Demand Warehousing: Coming Soon To An Industrial Property Near You?


As retailers need to deliver goods even faster and logistics companies struggle to run that last mile, access to flexible on-demand space in warehouses is a growing trend.

On-demand warehouse space involves short-term leases of various sizes and durations — as much space as the customer needs, when it needs it, in a convenient location.

“It’s about agility,” Jon Sleeman, JLL`s EMEA Logistics & Industrial research director, wrote in an article published on the company`s website. “Retailers need to be able to scale up and down and have highly variable requirements — be that Black Friday, Christmas or sales season.”...

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RSK: Let`s be honest...how many jobs does this really create. Want tax incentives...then create jobs. Most warehousing is so robotic it isn`t funny. I see this happening in areas surrounding Madison and feeding into the central city like a wheel and hub.

Ken Notes: Logistics and last mile continue to be the missing link in the on-line industry. Amazon just offered it`s employees 10K to quit and start a delivery business. I think we will see the old Sears Catalogue store model. A small retail outlet in every community where your package of any size ends up. From there you can schedule delivery, pick up, return, or get service and parts.

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