Restate Development Project Manager Tomas Salam\u00e4e says that faced with inflation, it makes more sense to stockpile goods than it does to retain currency which is losing its value and that as such, companies should find more storage space while reducing the costs they are forced to incur.
\u201cAlthough everyone\u2019s talking about how unpredictable the markets have become, we see not just delays and price hikes continuing in goods and raw materials in the short term, but also a deficit of them, the full impact of which is hard to calculate at this point,\u201d he explained. \u201cSince it makes more sense, because of inflation, to stockpile goods than retain currency which is losing its value, online trade is likely to be the least hardest hit in these circumstances if the commercial property sector is able to offer enough support in the form of flexible spatial solutions.\u201d
Salam\u00e4e added that logistics and production companies have shifted their focus. \u201cPreviously they zeroed in on changes resulting from trends in online trade and boosting cost-effectiveness, but the pandemic and the war in Ukraine have thrown most companies\u2019 development plans into disarray,\u201d he said. \u201cThis year we\u2019re seeing businesses facing a raft of new challenges \u2013 including goods and materials not just being delivered on time, but being available at all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n