Tailor Your Business in Lodz 2023

WAREHOUSE MARKET IN CENTRAL POLAND ŁÓDŹ AS A MODEL SMART CITY FOR URBAN LOGISTICS

312

138

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These figures seem to confirm the view we present in the section about e-commerce potential, but the complete orbital route around the city clearly suggests that Łódź will be one of the first smart cities in Poland.

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389

786

987

479

SPACE LEASED BY E-COMMERCE COMPANIES

1047

34

1445

46

6

1032

IN THOUSANDS OF SQ M.

41

162

4%

Source: Cushman & Wakefield

2%

6%

0%

5%

PERCENTAGE SHARE OF SPACE LEASED FOR E-COMMERCE PURPOSES IN RELATION TO TOTAL E-COMMERCE SPACE IN POLAND

11%

13%

7%

14%

0%

20%

1%

0%

14%

1%

2%

Source: Cushman & Wakefield

Although the term “smart city” is nothing new - it came into public use more than a dozen years ago - there is neither a single template of framing it nor a one-size-fits-all definition. A smart city can be looked at in terms of sustainable growth, efficient use of infrastructure, quick adaptability to new climate, social, economic or epidemiological challenges, as well as innovations and implementation of new solutions. Before we look at individual elements of smart logistics in a smart city, let us find out how e-commerce has reshaped the delivery process in city centres and the last-mile supply chain model. This evolution is, however, far from complete. Neither is the growth of e-commerce. E-commerce continues to evolve, forcing the CEP sector to take action in response to the growing requirements of customers, city inhabitants and consumers placing an emphasis on short delivery times. Polish shoppers have for years been labelled as the most impatient consumers - Direct Link’s report E-Commerce in Europe shows that quick delivery is more important to Polish people than its cost or even the opportunity choose the address of delivery.

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