Increased use of digital business is making a significant difference to our lives. The way we increasingly shop online is affecting business. As businesses change to meet the growing demand for efficient distribution, so industrial property demands change too!
In 2020, internet sales in the UK skyrocketed during the coronavirus pandemic accounting for 36% of the total retail sales. People were increasingly taking their shopping to the internet as a safety precaution against the spread of the virus.
E-commerce or Online Shopping Sales accounted for 27.1% of the total retail sales in the UK in January 2022.1
This lifestyle change has continued to affect all our lives, including increased demand for efficient service and customer satisfaction. This drives demand for excellent distribution centres on prime business land like Parc Felindre, so that the distribution service can respond to change and meet customer need.
DPD group is the current leading B2B player in Europe, as well as the leading European road network, with around 25% share in volumes.2 DPD has selected a key distribution base on Parc Felindre because of the excellent assets Parc Felindre offers to business.
Amazing assets such as:
- all requisite services, Broadband, electricity are already installed ready and waiting for occupiers
- supreme uncluttered access to M4 motorway and its links to London and Bristol commercial hubs and on to Midlands and North
- links to neighbouring Wales and conurbations of half a million customers
- Junction 46 under-utilised giving transport benefits of speed, safety and convenience
- economic drive times
- close to Swansea City Centre
- excellent road networks
- access to skilled workforce
- support from local and national government for occupiers.
Tim Matthews, Chief Executive of Blue Marble specialist Asset Management , says that for the first time in his 30 year career industrial property is no longer the ‘ugly duckling’ of property investment. He says,
“…new jobs have been created in the distribution sector to help meet our changing demands of retail purchasing: namely online shopping.
Last mile delivery is now driving the industrial market, with internet retailers and their logistics providers competing for units close to city centres, as they seek to win the customer service battle for same day fulfilment, offering one hour delivery time slots, rather than simply morning, afternoon or evening delivery.”3
Parc Felindre's assets have prompted global industry leader to park on site.
Contact the agent now to secure your new position.
Sources
1 Cybercrew UK online shopping statistics
2 DPD.co.uk
3 Blue Marble Asset Management
