South Africa, for reasons such as high internet connectivity costs and low numbers of online consumers, is far behind the international growth curve in eCommerce. Notwithstanding this, some local online retailers are experiencing growth of over 50% annually. It is widely used a rule of thumb that online retailers need three times the distribution centre space compared to brick-and-mortar retailers….

When developing an industrial property, location is the most important factor. Most of the industrial areas within a 15 Km radius of Cape Town are fully developed with no vacant land available, with the exception of the Airport industrial node where there are still a few large parcels of land for development. When you are…