Warehouses have "gone vertical", with an increasing number of commercial real estate developers coming to notice the benefits of multi-storey logistics facilities, according to a blog by US property firm Coldwell Banker Commercial. The company said that in 2013, there were more than 1,000 such facilities across North America, and it expects this figure will rise significantly over the next few years. They can also be automated, as evidenced by Amazon's use of Kiva robots on the first floor of one of its UK warehouses.
Warehouses have "gone vertical", with an increasing number of commercial real estate developers coming to notice the benefits of multi-storey logistics facilities, according to a blog by US property firm Coldwell Banker Commercial. Located closer to customers, with a smaller footprint, vertical warehouses cut costs, are more environmentally friendly and offer the chance for businesses to move into urban environments. They can also be automated, as evidenced by Amazon's use of Kiva robots on the first floor of one of its UK warehouses.