Bottlenecks and a lack of transportation capacity led many retailers to order extra merchandise in the fall. Inventories are now piling up at points along the supply chain for some companies because they still can’t find the transportation to move the goods, a supply chain survey finds.
December supply chain numbers again show “significant expansion.” The Logistics Managers’ Index report questions whether retailers ordered too much for the holidays.
Growth throughout the supply chain accelerated in November with costs reaching all-time highs, according to the Logistics Managers’ Index.
An October supply chain survey shows transportation capacity falling at a faster pace while freight rates keep stepping higher.
In 2019 shippers crammed warehouses full of inventory coinciding with a stagnant freight market. As warehousing capacity tightens, could this contribute to the already tight transportation space?
Andy Peters provides information about the real estate marketing in the warehouse/distribution center sector.
Andy Peters provide details about happenings in the warehousing- distribution center-real estate sector.
The United States is in the midst of a building boom for industrial space as the logistics market struggles to accommodate surging e-commerce demand.
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There is a need for modernizing existing warehouses to suit last-mile delivery and the advent of ecommerce, while also increasing warehousing capacity to meet spiking demands across the U.S.
E-commerce is intensifying last mile delivery activity; warehouse prices are climbing rapidly in consumer-dense markets; but the logistics space is fragmented, with high EBITDA multiples and low barriers-to-entry hindering consolidation.
Warehouse development and lease prices are rising through the roof as available land dwindles, and the vacancy rate hovers at an historic low. Shippers and 3PLs who want to expand must optimize the operations of their existing facilities.
Consumer demand, a dwindling inventory of sites suitable for warehouse development, and intensified two- and same-day shipping are keeping warehouse prices at record levels.
