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Wincanton

December 2017

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I read a very interesting article written by a property manager pointing out that in the UK, internet sales now make up 16% of total retail sales compared to less than 4% a decade ago and the average weekly value of internet sales totalled more than £1 billion in September, a 14% increase year-on-year. The South East, East and Yorkshire are seeing the strongest increase in e-commerce demand.Inevitably as retail purchasing trends are changing, it seems that lots of retailers are closing stores at lease expiry and are instead adapting by restructuring supply chains which, in turn, require e-fulfilment warehouses to prepare and ship orders; for picking and sorting; returns; and last mile delivery. According to one study, e ...

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