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The UK could run out of warehouse capacity within a fortnight as imported goods pile up at storage locations and social lockdowns have devastated consumer demand.

According to a survey by the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA), published today, 90% of respondents reported facilities at full capacity and suggested the overall market had just 10% capacity available.

And, according to UKWA chief executive Peter Ward, that remaining capacity is likely to be full by early May.

“With outbound flows severely reduced or stopped altogether, ...

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  • Fred_in_PA

    April 21, 2020 at 7:23 pm

    Uh, oh>
    Wasn’t this an older theory about what caused the Great Depression?
    That capitalism could produce faster than consumers could consume,
    so there was excess production which, once noticed, led manufacturers to
    cut back production. Then as factory workers got laid off, there was even
    less demand for the already warehoused goods, leading to even more layoffs
    leading to less demand leading to more layoffs . . . ad nauseum in a vicious downward spiral.