News / Marijuana, tariffs and e-commerce wreaking havoc with US warehousing

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E-commerce and tariffs are continuing to deplete warehouse availability worldwide, with parts of the US also seeing space eaten up following state legalisation of marijuana. 

Commercial real estate has been experiencing a “surge” in demand due to e-commerce, vice president of marketing at Seko Logistics, Brian Bourke, told The Loadstar. 

This surge has, in part, led to Adidas to announce it would use more air freight in the next two quarters as it struggles to find warehouse space. 

“We may be seeing the retail footprint shrinking, but it ...