How consumers are reshaping the landscape of logistics property

January 30, 2019

Buoyed by firm consumption, China should surpass the U.S. to become the largest global online retail market in 2019, with total transaction volumes reaching RMB45.8 trillion (USD6.8 trillion) by 2022. In order to accelerate order fulfilment, retailers are creating networks of micro warehouses, namely mini-FDCs, to shorten the distance to consumers to three kilometres. Delivery times are reduced to about one hour once consumers place an order.

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