Dear readers! We are pleased to present you the sixth issue of the LOGISTICS magazine in 2025, which contains a lot of relevant materials. In the latest issue, our permanent partner COMITAS company presents an innovative solution dictated by the shortage of warehouse space and difficulties with personnel selection – the high-rise automated self-supporting "COMITAS Warehouse".
Dear readers! The first half of the year is approaching, which means that on the pages of the fifth issue of the magazine you will find a lot of useful analytical materials on the markets of warehouse real estate, cargo transportation, etc. Our authors Yu.V. Klimenko, M.G. Grigoryan, R.N.
Dear readers! We present to your attention the fourth issue of the LOGISTICS journal. By tradition, in the April issue we summarize the results of TransRussia | SkladTech 2025. This year, the exhibition attracted a record number of exhibitors and over 30,000 visitors. Under the heading "non-economic activity", we are posting an interesting article by A.V. Efimov on the prospects for the development of non-primary non-energy exports from Russia to Vietnam.
Research team of CBRE in Russia released preliminary H1 2018 Russian Regional Retail MarketView.
According to the report, no high quality shopping centre was opened in H1 in the Russian regions. This reflected on average vacancy rate in megacities in large shopping centers. It fell to 6-8%.
All announced shopping centers in 2018 with total leasable area of 298,655 sq m are expected to be opened in H2.
Zero half-year: no high quality shopping center was opened in H1 2018 in the regions
In H1 2018 there were no high-quality shopping center openings in the regions. All announced shopping centers in 2018 with total leasable area of 298,655 sq m are expected to be opened in H2. Thus, the annual construction volume for this year could be minimal for the last 15 years.
The falling volume of new high quality shopping centers openings leaded to the average vacancy rate decrease in large shopping centers in Megacities in H1 2018, to 6-8%. In H2 2017 this indicator was 8-10%.
A number of key events in retail sector: the change of owner of «Magnit» and management of «Pyaterochka», merger of «Svyaznoy» and «Euroset», purchase of «Eldorado» by «M.Video» - most likely, will lead to a change in strategies of these retailers and their further tenant rotation.
In H1 2018 the following projects were announced:
• SEC Mall of Baltia (GLA: 42,000 sq m) in Kaliningrad;
• Retail Park (GBA: 70,000 sq m) in Ryazan