
The outlook for the UK industrial and logistics market in 2020
"What next after lockdown restrictions ease?"
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"What next after lockdown restrictions ease?"
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"The highly resilient nature of the logistics market has reinforced the interest from investors."

"2019 was a year to remember for the logistics sector. With the sector’s potential upside, investors were competing fiercely to get some exposure to the asset class. Investment volumes and completions hit record highs, whilst logistics J-REIT unit prices soared."
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"Rapid growth in online sales was reflected in the uptrend of online as a percentage of total retail sales. Despite only representing 21% of retail sales in 2017, online sales climbed to 28% in 2018. This is attributable to the much wider adoption of mobile and easy payment systems."
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"Delivering the industrial space to support growth"

"Resilient economic backdrop drives logistics output growth"

""Over the coming quarters we expect that the low vacancy in prime locations will continue to push rents up, while secondary and tertiary locations will attract the demand sensitive to savings. The e-commerce sector has been growing mainly in Central Bohemia and South Moravia, though other populated regions such as Northern Moravia and Eastern Bohemia will still to experience growth of this sector. The automotive sector remains strong in all major industrial centres.""

"We are still searching for superlatives to describe the ongoing health of the UK logistics and industrial market"

"There are a number of sizeable requirements across the region being discussed and we anticipate significant activity in the second half of the year"

"It is pleasing to see large scale speculative development return to the region after a prolonged absence which will encourage grade A take-up and further rental growth"