Warehouse numbers booming as COVID and Brexit transform industry

Warehouse numbers booming as COVID and Brexit transform industry

The number of warehouse and transport hubs across Britain has nearly doubled over the last decade as online shopping has boomed and Brexit transforms supply chains, new analysis shows.

Stay-at-home spending during the pandemic is partly responsible for the boom - over a period when high streets have had a much tougher time.

Part of the West Midlands known as the "golden triangle" has long been home to a thriving logistics industry - but other areas are now also seeing a concentration of such premises.