Industrial on ice

How same-day delivery impacts warehouse demand

Two-day delivery. Next day delivery. Same day delivery. The new norm for shipping standards is only getting shorter. In fact, McKinsey reported that 20-25% of the consumer market will be handled by same-day delivery service by 2025.

As consumers move more and more of their purchasing online, the need for last-mile distribution and fulfillment centers only grows. Traditionally, distribution involves the storage and shipment of goods to stores in large batches. Fulfillment, on the other hand, is the shipment of products to consumers in smaller batches. Distribution centers can easily function in semi-rural locations where land is cheap and plentiful. Fulfillment centers, however, need to be a lot closer to the consumer’s shipping address...