E-Commerce to Shape Logistics for Decades

CHICAGO—E-commerce has already transformed the world of warehousing and logistics, and according to Colliers International Group Inc. everything indicates that this process will continue.

The company recently issued “From First Mile to Last Mile,” a study of the logistics sector in the globe’s six major regions, which found that e-commerce will create the need for a revamped supply chain, from new mega distribution facilities at the first stage to a host of smaller fulfillment centers and package pick-up options that cover the last mile of delivery. And delivery companies could still be caught flat-footed by the changes in store.