摘要: |
A HEIGHTENED AMOUNT OF E-COMMERCE activity driven by the ongoing pandemic pushed fourth quarter 2020 industrial and logistics real estate activity to record levels, according to a report recently published by industrial real estate firm JLL. In its "United States Industrial Outlook-Q4 2020," JLL explained that increased e-commerce activity translated into what it called a steep rise for warehouse space. "To meet consumer expectations for same and next-day deliveries, there was even more demand for warehouse space, as tenants rapidly expanded their footprint," wrote Mehtab Rand-hawa, director of Americas industrial research of J LL. "While a variety of factors fueled demand for industrial space, the primary driver in many markets was e-commerce. The industrial market was remarkably buoyant, with vacancy remaining fairly unchanged, given the turbulence in 2020." |