1. E-commerce offers opportunities for logistics property
The
rise
in
e-­‐commerce
will
hasten
the
decline
of
the
shopping
mall,
but
opportunities
exist
for
partnerships
between
logistics
property
developers
and
large
e-­‐commerce
firms,
a
key
report
said.
There
are
risks
for
some
segments
of
the
market,
particularly
at
the
low-­‐end,
but
nearly
everyone
in
the
retail
sector
can
improve
interaction
with
customers
in
order
to
succeed,
according
to
a
white
paper
released
by
global
real
estate
services
firm
Jones
Lang
LaSalle
(JLL)
on
Tuesday.
"Meanwhile,
the
e-­‐commerce
market's
structural
reorientation
towards
business-­‐
to-­‐consumer
platforms
makes
the
logistics
sector
the
most
attractive
real
estate
opportunity
in
China,"
said
Michael
Klibaner,
head
of
research
Greater
China
at
JLL.
China's
online
market
will
exceed
$1
trillion
by
2020,
dwarfing
all
competitors,
the
Boston
Consulting
Group
estimated.
China's
rise
as
a
titan
among
global
e-­‐
commerce
markets
promises
will
transform
the
way
goods
there
are
shopped
for,
purchased,
stored
and
delivered.
Developers,
brands
and
operators
will
need
to
stay
ahead
of
the
trends
in
e-­‐
commerce
in
order
to
remain
competitive
in
the
future,
added
Klibaner.
From
China
Daily
For
more
information
contact
Christian
Brüel
christian.bruel@schultz-­‐co.com at
Schultz
&
Co.
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more
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2013-­‐09/25/content_16991980.htm