As consumers expect shorter delivery windows of online products than ever before, the demand for urban infill properties close to major markets has surged. These last-mile locations in and near major cities typically lack available land for development, restricting new supply and generating opportunities for creative development. A panel held this week at I.CON East: […]
It’s hard to get a sense of how big the reverse logistics market is becoming, opened Geoffrey Kasselman, SIOR, LEED AP, Partner and Senior Vice President, Workplace Strategy, CRG, in a session this week at NAIOP’s I.CON East: The Industrial Conference in New Jersey. Other panelists were Steve Hess, LEED AP, IAMC, Vice President […]
Conversations around the supply chain have dominated headlines as the pandemic’s ongoing effects have slowed everything from construction materials to flowers for summer weddings. Here are a few key takeaways on what experts at NAIOP events, in Research Foundation reports, and in Development magazine are saying about how the supply chain impacts commercial real estate: […]
According to property research and listing service CommercialEdge, 592.5 million square feet of industrial space was under construction as of March 2022, with another 600 million in the planning stages. With demand driven by online retail and growing logistical needs at a global level, industrial has become one of the superstars of commercial real estate, […]
A panel of executives at leading industrial development firms shared their outlooks for the future of industrial real estate at NAIOP’s I.CON West: The Industrial Conference this week in Long Beach, California. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of e-commerce and demand for industrial real estate over the last two years, creating new opportunities […]
Ports and occupiers are facing innumerable challenges brought on by increased demand, supply chain delays and shortages of drivers who move materials after they’ve been unloaded from container ships. Nicole Bennett, executive managing director, logistics & industrial co-lead, Americas, Cushman & Wakefield, moderated a session at I.CON West: The Industrial Conference this week and posed […]
After the initial shock of the pandemic, industrial real estate emerged as one of the asset classes least affected by the ensuing economic downturn. While the causes are multifaceted, the sudden spike in demand for products ordered and curbside pick-up meant that retailers – both online and brick-and-mortar – scrambled to secure the space they […]
The term “supply chain” was coined on June 4, 1982, when the Financial Times published an article that used it as a replacement for “production and inventory management.” Now a permanent part of our lexicon, looking back at just how the supply chain has grown and changed over four decades is how a panel of […]
