WAREHOUSE RISES UP TO SERVE DOWNTOWN

摘要

THE RISE OF E-COMMERCE has uprooted the retail status quo and created logistical obstacles never before seen on such a large scale. Among the thorniest logistical issues that everyone from Amazon to Walmart is working to solve: last-mile delivery. People have become accustomed to buying just about anything they need online with a few clicks. And thanks to services such as Amazon's free two-day delivery and, in some cases, one-hour delivery, customers are used to expeditiously receiving their purchases. But in many urban areas, there just isn't enough land to facilitate the industrial warehouse space necessary to satisfy last-mile delivery.