The Evolution of the Modern Supply Chain and Implications for Logistics Real Estate Performance
Today’s supply chains are undergoing a mission-critical evolution as service levels move to the forefront of businesses’ revenue generation potential....
Logistics Activity Trending Toward Sustainable Growth
Prologis’ latest IBI™, a quarterly survey of customer sentiment, was stable throughout the third quarter, registering at a level of about 60. This...
The Modern Supply Chain: A New Model for Defining Logistics Real Estate
Not all logistics real estate is created equal. With a range of features and locations, properties can have widely different purposes, yet current...
U.S. Net Absorption to its Highest Level Since 2006
Prologis' Industrial Business Indicator (IBI), our proprietary survey of customer activity levels and facility
utilization rates, continued to rise in...
Entering the Sweet Spot in the Cycle for Logistics Real Estate
An extended rent growth cycle is emerging. We estimate worldwide rents for logistics facilities will grow by more than 5% per year from 2014 to 2017...
Prologis IBI Indicates Further Strength for U.S. Industrial Demand
With the July 2013 index we have entered our seventh year with 73 consecutive monthly data observations, including nearly 30,000 total participants...
Europe's Most Desirable Logistics Locations
Prologis has identified 13 criteria which affect the desirability of a logistics location and therefore the site selection decision.
Record-High Prologis IBI Indicates Further Strength for U.S. Industrial Demand in 2013
In March, the business activity index was down slightly from March 2012; however, the index remains
elevated. In fact, the first-quarter IBI is the...
The Shape Of The U.S. Industrial Recovery - Expansion
The U.S. industrial cycle is building upon positive momentum. Chris Caton, VP and head, Prologis Research, discusses the report and offers a brief...
Opportunities in the European Industrial Property Market
The continuing ascent of global trade, the growing middle class in emerging markets and the ongoing reconfiguration of the global supply chain have...
Prologis International Business Indicator, October 2012
The IBI business activity index has proven to be a reliable indicator of near-term trade and net absorption, with one-quarter lagged correlations of...
Recovery Continues for Logistics Real Estate
Despite headwinds, net absorption of logistics space in the United States in the second quarter was 26 million square feet, the strongest second...
Industrial Fundamentals Strengthening
The business activity index has made an impressive and sustained recovery after dipping slightly in January.
Mexico's Evolving Network of Modern Interstate Roadways
In July 2007, President Calderón launched the National Infrastructure Program (NIP) designed to increase the coverage, quality, and competitiveness of...