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Logistics Services in Russia

May 23rd, 2012 | By Commercial Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

According to most experts, the majority of large retailers and manufactures operating in Russia outsource their logistics requirements. The number of logistics providers grows with each passing year as new Russian and western firms enter the market. However not everyone is happy with the level of service being provided and …



Who might Built-to-Suit suit?

May 23rd, 2012 | By Commercial Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

Built-to-suit construction will not become the dominant tendency on the warehousing market. Despite all the talk about its potential, the real deals being made out there can be counted on the fingers one hand. Even so, the first international developers specializing in the built-to suit model are already active on …



Breakthrough of the Year, or a Big Game

May 23rd, 2012 | By Commercial Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

The warehouse real estate market has been in active development the entire year. Indeed, the previously announced large facilities are steadily being opened, thus hundreds of thousands of square meters of quality warehouse premises are entering the market. Experts confirm that the rate of growth in 2006 of the warehouse …



No One Wants Out

May 23rd, 2012 | By Commercial Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

The high level of investment activity that seemed to be a trend on the warehouse real estate market has given way to an information vacuum. For the past six months now no new deals have been announced on the market. Despite this fact, specialists continue to speak of this sector’s …



Stacking Revenue

May 23rd, 2012 | By Commercial Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

The warehouse real estate market is developing actively. However, not all projects announced by developers have been realized subsequently. What are the main difficulties in developing warehouse premises?



Out of Stock

May 23rd, 2012 | By Commercial Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

With the spread of business activity from the capital to Russia’s regions, the deficit of quality warehouse facilities has become an increasingly pressing issue. This is particularly so in the Ural regions, where the lack of quality warehouse infrastructure and the slow pace of warehouse development pose a serious threat …



Logistics Hub: a City within a City

May 23rd, 2012 | By Commercial Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

Logistics parks or hubs are an essential component of national logistics chains and a top priority in many economies. The Russian industrial market, however, had a late start, and such large­scale logistics projects have yet to be developed in the country. Luckily, a number of warehouses are scheduled for delivery …



Logistics in Motion

May 23rd, 2012 | By Commercial Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

Excellent transportation access and clear traffic movement on a complex’s territory is the most important feature of any warehouse project, without which a logistics complex simply cannot operate properly. Despite the basic importance of this feature, transport problems specifically are often the stumbling block to warehouse projects, noticeably decreasing investment …



Warehouse Shortages

May 23rd, 2012 | By Commercial Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

The present situation in the Urals warehousing sector is far from rosy, as local retailers are crammed into old-format warehouses waiting patiently for the construction of new complexes. Federal retailers, on the other hand, have already grown frustrated in the queue and are putting their expansion plans on hold. According …



Among the First

May 23rd, 2012 | By Commercial Real Estate | Category: News worldwide

Many developers announced their plans of building Class A logistic complexes in regions. However, very few have put their plans into practice. We decided to count the sparse warehouse properties currently available on the regional market and give a detailed report on several completed warehouse terminals.