shopping , higher customer expectations regarding delivery speed , and the delivery of goods to enduser consumers are forming part of complex logistics challenges far beyond what central DCs are currently set up to deliver on their own .
" The tech startup industry is experiencing a funding winter at the moment , so the fact that we received so much early support from excellent pan-African and US investors speaks volumes about the strength of the team , the value of our strategic partnership , our strategy of early profitability , and sound unit economics .”
Retailers are increasingly thinking outside the box to reimagine supply chains that can serve customers directly and rapidly . This means new models for retailfulfilment operations that include using space within shops and smaller lastmile delivery depots in the neighbourhood .
In the US real estate logistics suppliers are changing their logistics strategies to follow end-user online consumer demand . suit . For example , logistics real estate giant Prologis ’ s offer to acquire a portfolio of more than 1 700 last-mile logistics warehouses held by Blackstone ’ s Mileway for $ 23.1 billion is a shift in strategy to own the full logistics real estate ecosystem .
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