Don’t Stop Me Now: Innovations driving industrial real estate
About this episode
Luke Petherbridge and John Morris discuss innovations and trends in industrial real estate.
Link Logistics’ Luke Petherbridge and CBRE’s John Morris dissect the powerful forces shaping industrial & logistics real estate. They explore continued e-commerce acceleration, the transformative impact of AI, driverless trucks, evolving supply chains, changing warehouse standards and much more. * Industrial real estate had its second-best leasing year ever in 2025. * New demand is being spurred by e-commerce and reindustrialization. * Prime industrial sites are being developed for data center use, contributing to a scarcity of modern warehouse facilities. * AI and automation transform operational efficiency and future warehouse design. * Driverless trucks will eventually alter supply chain networks and spatial economics.
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