Supply Chain & Consumer Advisory
For Industrial Occupiers
Helping you identify the right location, design new facilities, better understand your industrial portfolio and identify real solutions for attracting and retaining labour.
About
The right location
Supply chain network modelling is pivotal to the commercial rationale of a distribution centre or manufacturing site.
Delivering the right solution for you, through a variety of network modelling approaches. Helping you utilise different location options, future proofing your business.
The right design
People, processes and systems are at the heart of maximising the performance of an operation. We can help maximise your performance by right sizing process areas, scaling storage requirements, identifying the most appropriate technology solutions and balancing efficiency and flexibility across manual, mechanical and automation options.
Visibility
Knowing your industrial portfolio is essential to making key real estate decisions. Giving you this base visibility means we can help you identify tactical and strategic decisions, from consolidation of sites to facility redesign, to releasing value from owned, leased and third-party assets.
Winning the battle for labour
Utilising a selection of proprietary and publicly available data sources and tools to deliver you actionable recommendations so you can win the battle for the labour.
Related Services
Helping you target the right customers, with the right location and format, across the world.
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Industrial and Logistics
Representing the largest industrial real estate platform in the world, offering a suite of services for investors, developers, and occupiers.
Advising occupiers across the full property lifecycle, including acquisition, funding, disposal and strategic advice.
Related Insights
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The headline numbers suggest that e-commerce has stepped back from the front of UK Big Box demand; a 2021 peak of 40% market share has dropped down to 10%. Is this down to a lack of activity from some influential parties, or has there been a shift in retailers logistics strategy that has caused the adjustment?
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CBRE’s UK Multifamily Index shows capital values fell 2.6% in the six months to September 2026, while rental value growth was 1.2% and total returns were -0.3%.
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UK Monthly Index October 2026
UK all-property capital values fell 0.2% in October 2026 while rental values rose 0.1%, according to CBRE's UK Monthly Index; retail led rental growth at 0.4%.
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South East office take-up doubled quarter-on-quarter to 521,800 sq ft in Q3 2026 but remained 9% below the five-year quarterly average of 573,800 sq ft.
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Rolling 12-month European real estate investment reached €268.4bn, up 14%. See CBRE’s Q3 2026 investment figures by sector, country, and investor origin.
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European industrial and logistics investment reached €29.7bn in Q1-Q3 2026, up 7% YoY, the strongest first three quarters since 2022.
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UK Retail at a Glance Q3 2026
UK retail investment totalled £1.5bn in Q3 2026, with retail parks accounting for 36% of volumes, while rents grew year over year across all three subsectors.