Storage companies set up temporary storage spaces near prominent centers of demand to maintain the pace with order volumes and help supply goods quickly to consumers.
Companies with fast consumer goods (FMCG), as well as platforms for e-commerce and fast trading platforms are expected, are expected that most of the demand for the festive season is expected to grow in meters and outside.
Indospace, the largest warehouse developer in the country, creates short -term, flexible spaces in key nodes such as the region of the National City (NCR), Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune and Mumbai.
“This allows companies to scalance their storage and distribution exactly when and where they need it, without long -term obligations. We allow extensive distribution and readiness to the last mile, ensuring that the goods are located directly within the key consumption basin.
The company registered office in Mumbai provides storage services to sectors such as electronic trade, retail, FMCG and consumer exploitation, helping them closer to the markets and manage distribution on a scale.
The annual festive season in India usually starts in September and runs until the end of the year.
The logistics company based in Mumbai Allcargo Supply Chain PVT LTD has improved its capabilities of providing services and temporarily added a storage space of 40,000 square feet in Bengalur and 17,000 square feet in Calcutta. It plans to add 70 000-1.00 000 square feet in Chennai and 1 20 000 square feet in Calcutta.
“In this festive season, we expect 20-40% of demand over transport centers, sorting and distribution and logistics parks.
Anshul Singhal, CEO, Welspun One, says the solemn season in the country is always a high time for consumption and extension for logistics.
“The ceremonial demand is no longer about Ad Hoc expansion. This year, the preparation began before e-commerce and fast business players are preparing to master sharp demand. Although we do not add temporary space, we maintain speculative warehouses across the main meters and levels of 1,” Singhal, “Singhal said.
In addition to electronic trading, fast trade and FMCG, categories such as electronics, lifestyle and consumer prison, they also create strong requirements across several cities, he added.
Per Metros
E-commerce and fast trading companies are expected to be the largest demand drivers with the festive season, due to the comfort they offer and the speeds at which consumers receive them in Tier-2 and 3 cities.
Given that demand is expanding across FMCG segments, retail and automobile segments, logistics and storage companies expanding their focus over meters.
This expansion is in line with the CHENNAI and PUNE consumer centers and Tier-2 and 3, including Hosur, Cochin, Vijayawada, Visag, Siliguri and Coimbatore, said additi Kumar, CEO of TVS Industrial & Logistics Parks (TVS ILP).
“We expect 15-25% higher permeability volumes during demand with the festive season compared to regular months. We also offer workforce support during the festive season to our clients at their request to ensure faster turnover and smooth operations,” she said.
To ensure that the supply chains of electronic trading remain scalable and helpful, Mahindra Logistics LTD adds approximately 0.8 million square FT temporary storage capacity, 50 new delivery stations, and expand its range to 500 other pin-pine codes across Tier-2 and Tier-3, such as Ludhiana, Agartala, Ranchiad.
“This season we can see that the ceremonial supply chains will be defined by de-centered performance and data-based data,” said Sikka, CEO and CEO of Mahindra Logistics.
Building a digitally intelligent logistics ecosystem-emocation of artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to improve the visibility of demand, minimize warehouses and allow faster and more reliable supplies across the country, Sikka added.
Flipkart and Amazon
As the upcoming season is approaching, large online marketplaces such as Flipkart and Amazon India are also preparing to meet the expected expansion of demand.
“To support this increase, we have expanded our supplier chain infrastructure by adding almost a million square feet of storage space to 10 key points. We also expand our workforce to ensure that we are fully equipped to provide trouble -free and reliable experience to millions of customers,” Hemant Badri, senior vice president and supplier chain; Docommerce, Flipkart Group.
Badri added that Flipkart is also expanding its fast business service to 19 cities and more than 400 Flipkart grocery stores and offers 10 minutes for everyday essentials.
Amazon India said on Thursday that it has expanded its operating network to increase the speed of supplies for customers across the country, with 12 new firing centers (FCS) and expanding six existing centers. This would bring the first Amazon FC to five cities, including Hooghla, Truvallur, Krishnagiri, Visakhapatnam and Hubballi.
It also launched six new cooperative centers in smaller towns such as Trivandrum, Rajpura, Gorakhpur, Moradabad and Prayagraj.
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