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Prologis Explains Why Today’s Supply Chains Require More Logistics Space

In today’s world, 57% more logistics real estate is required to support $1 billion in retail sales than a decade ago, a new analysis by Prologis has found. Ten years ago, 500,000 SF would have been sufficient to do the job. Today, 800,000 SF is needed. “Today, these supply chains amount to 1.2 billion SF and support $1.4 trillion in retail sales (on 2022 dollars basis),” Prologis reported. This has happened despite automation and data analytics advancements, to create what it calls “the supply chain productivity paradox….”

Why Real Estate Investors Like the Self-Storage Industry

There are many reasons why the self-storage sector attracts real estate investors. For one, it is recession-resistant with predictable revenue. Also, customers for self-storage units are typically paying a relatively low rent, as opposed to single-tenant real estate such as retail or office buildings where occupants are on the hook for a bigger check each month which can carry more risk…

Prologis Looks at Four Global Trends Impacting Logistics

Logistics giant Prologis has been looking at the forces affecting logistics real estate and points to four areas that will have the biggest impact. First is a fall in volatility “because of the multiplier effect on demand and structural discipline in supply.” One is a “multiplier effect on demand.” More economic activity is now tied up in logistics. Each unit of growth now needs 20% more additional logistics then before the pandemic.

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