Prologis in the News

Logistics Management: As more consumers continue to opt to buy goods online, as opposed to venturing out to retail store locations and shopping malls amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there is a subsequent impact on industrial real estate.

Investor’s Business Daily: Smart technology — in the form of wired warehouses — is turbocharging online retail's ability to keep goods flowing to consumers.

SIOR Report: According to industry insiders, including Prologis Ventures’ Will O’Donnell, the trend toward automation and a greater degree of robot-human collaboration is about to kick into high-gear.

Wall Street Journal: Higher inventory levels and the accelerating growth of e-commerce could increase U.S. warehouse demand by as much as 400 million square feet over the next two to three years, Prologis forecasts.

Forbes: The Prologis Ventures-backed company is leading the transition to a more dynamic logistics infrastructure.

Logistics Management: UPS said today that it has rolled out various facility expansions for its healthcare-dedicated warehouse and distribution market in various global markets.

Supply Chain Dive: Manufacturers and suppliers are taking a second look at digital transformation as they strive to operate in the new uncertainty of COVID-19.

Wall Street Journal: Daimler, Platform Science will build software incorporating app-driven technology directly into new big rigs.

Supply Chain Dive: Target is testing a new sort center concept downstream from stores in order to better facilitate efficient last-mile delivery.

Business Insider: Chris Caton, the global head of research for Prologis, said that a single percentage point increase in online shopping could create enough demand to fill 50 million square feet of new warehouse space.