Link Logistics’ Luke Petherbridge and CBRE’s John Morris dissect the powerful forces shaping industrial & logistics real estate. They explore continued e-commerce acceleration, the transformative impact of AI, driverless trucks, evolving supply chains, changing warehouse standards and much more.
* Industrial real estate had its second-best leasing year ever in 2025.
* New demand is being spurred by e-commerce and reindustrialization.
* Prime industrial sites are being developed for data center use, contributing to a scarcity of modern warehouse facilities.
* AI and automation transform operational efficiency and future warehouse design.
* Driverless trucks will eventually alter supply chain networks and spatial economics.
