Even as E-Commerce Slows, Warehouses Are Getting Bigger and Smarter
The last few years have shown a boom in e-commerce and, with it, logistic warehouse construction. The 2020 pandemic lockdowns accelerated the growth of e-commerce,…
Industrial Real Estate is Exposed to E-commerce Headwinds
Plenty has been written about the skyrocketing growth of e-commerce over the last couple of decades, compounded in recent years by pandemic lockdowns of “non-essential”…
Brick-and-Mortar Buries the Hatchet with Online Shopping
Retailers who were once slow to adopt digital technologies in order to grab customers are now racing against the clock to stay relevant. As COVID-19…
Blackstone Bets on Logistics and SFRs to Continue Hot Streak
When the asset management group Blackstone was founded in 1985, Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman originally formed a mergers and acquisitions advisory boutique.…
Continued Supply Chain Issues Roil Real Estate
For over a year, manufacturers and builders of all kinds have scrambled to get their hands on raw materials needed for production. Supply chain issues…