Alexandra Tornow

alexandra.tornow@eu.jll.com

Blogs by  Alexandra

The journey towards innovative logistics real estate networks has only just begun

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Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking at a number of conferences about retail logistics. This sector, propelled by the rise of e-commerce is undergoing rapid change, and consequently is of huge interest to the real estate world. The interest is warranted. The recent e-commerce boom will continue to impact logistics real estate as technologically […]

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Logistics and industrial markets racing to adapt to changing retail patterns

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In the past few weeks I have been closely monitoring articles posted by our retail research team relating to global trends reshaping the retail sector. These articles form part of a major global research piece entitled, ‘Redefining Retail Places’, whichhighlights, amongst other things, how customer experience and service is moving into the spotlight of physical […]

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Industrial real estate – are companies too short-term focused to build future-proof strategies?

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I knew the question would come (and promptly) when I told our PR team we were ready to release results of our survey amongst major occupiers of logistics and industrial real estate across Europe. They did not disappoint. It came immediately: ‘Is there a new big trend that will make an interesting headline? Anything newsworthy […]

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Robots, drones and a desperate Mum

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Weekends in the month of December in Germany are traditionally spent celebrating ‘advent’ (the pre-Christmas season) which means invitations to afternoon coffee and cake. Hence last Saturday I was expected at my Mum’s home. Upon arrival, a DHL van parked in front of the house, delivering a parcel to her neighbours. On entering the house, […]

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European logistics and industrial markets start positive into the year – Q1 results released by Jones Lang LaSalle Research

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This week, we have released our Q1 results on European logistics and industrial markets. Logistics and industrial investment showed a strong start to the year – volumes reached €3 billion, more than double that recorded in Q1 2012 and 5% above Q4 2012 The logistics occupier market showed a more mixed picture – take-up amounted […]

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