The Warehouse Is the New High Street
Demand for warehouses and industrial parks is growing along freight corridors. What drives it and where investors and manufacturers are looking.
Aerial view of a modern warehouse park beside a highway · Editorial preview.
The Warehouse Is the New High Street
Online retail, manufacturing growth and the shift to hub-and-spoke logistics have pushed up demand for modern warehouses and industrial parks. Clusters include Bhiwandi near Mumbai, Chakan-Talegaon near Pune, NCR belts and Sriperumbudur near Chennai. [VERIFY: attach leasing figures from a named consultancy report.]
Points for Manufacturers
Points for manufacturers: compare ready-built sheds with plots in MIDC/GIDC estates, check power and road access, and read lease terms carefully.
“The warehouse is the new high street.”
Future Horizons
More pieces to commission: data centre real estate; co-working for factories; land titles in industrial estates; green-building standards.
- [VERIFY: attach leasing figures from a named consultancy report.]
- More pieces to commission: data centre real estate; co-working for factories; land titles in industrial estates; green-building standards.
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