By moving into closer areas, it may mean a limited amount of area to use so going up would be the way to achieve more space with a smaller footprint. Warehouses have " become vertical " , with an increasing number of commercial real estate developers coming to notice the potential of multi - storey logistics facilities , according to a blog by US property firm , Banker Commercial . Located closer to customers , with a smaller size , vertical warehouses cut costs , are more environmentally friendly and provide the chance for companies to move into urban environments . They can also be automated , as evidenced by Amazon 's use of mobile robots on the first floor of one of its UK warehouses .
Warehouses have " become vertical " , with an increasing number of commercial real estate developers coming to notice the potential of multi - storey logistics facilities , according to a blog by US property firm , Banker Commercial . Located closer to customers , with a smaller size , vertical warehouses cut costs , are more environmentally friendly and provide the chance for companies to move into urban environments . They can also be automated , as evidenced by Amazon 's use of mobile robots on the first floor of one of its UK warehouses .