Room to Grow: Warehouses Super-Size to Meet E-Commerce Demand

Room to Grow: Warehouses Super-Size to Meet E-Commerce Demand

“Industrial real estate analysts say that in recent years, an increasing number of massive distribution centers have popped up in response to growing e-commerce.”

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“The biggest facilities have doubled in the last ten years to top 1 million square feet in the U.S. and have grown to similar sizes in Europe and China.”

“Warehouses playing a role in e-commerce tend to employ one person per thousand square feet, or three times the number people it takes to power a traditional warehouse that ship in bulk."

“Over the last decade, the maximum height of new distribution centers has grown about 25% to a minimum of 36 or 40 feet.”

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