Given the growing need to deliver packages or products in the shortest time possible and saving costs, companies have found it necessary to establish distribution centers (CEDIS) at different points.

The creativity and flexibility of enabling these spaces is vital for business continuity. Until August, the country registered a demand for half a million square meters of industrial buildings, spaces that can be used as warehouses, warehouses or distribution centers.

Tijuana and Mexicali are the ones with the highest construction activity, while in Mexico City and Monterrey more vacancies were registered, according to information from the Solili platform.

“These movements are due to the need of organizations to be closer to the consumer. There are many factors to consider: the rise of electronic commerce in the country, the demands of end customers that are increasingly demanding, the race of companies to arrive faster and at lower costs, as well as their need for diversification of suppliers to avoid shortages. 

This context is changing the way in which the supply chains and logistics tasks of businesses operate, ”said Ilan Epelbaum, CEO of Mail Boxes, Etc, a logistics services company.

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Logistics and trade have found their complexity since the departure points and destinations of the packages began to be diversified. Under this context where agility and flexibility are key characteristics that organizations must develop depending on the industry in which they develop, the type of clients they have and the scope of sales and their logistics operation.

The need for change and reinvestment is now the constant of companies that sell something and need to send it, either to distributors or to the end customer.

The data that Solili provided follows this trend and is determined by being closer and closer to the point where demand is generated: consumers.

“For example, a large marketplace uses grocery stores, stationery stores and tlapalerías from Mexico as its new distribution centers (CEDIS).

They call these places package agencies, who receive a commission for each delivery.

In this way, the corporation has been able to get closer to sellers and buyers, to reach them faster and at a controlled cost.

This is a great example of logistics flexibility and adaptation, ”Epelbaum said.

This is a trend known as dark stores, which are stores located in areas of high density and demand, but without being open to the public other than virtually.

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To achieve something similar, businesses must have certain networks of allies that allow them to enable CEDIS in their spaces. MBE can be that partner that provides the option of using the storage areas of each franchise to streamline delivery processes to the end user.

Technology has made it possible to create spaces such as dark stores and make business more flexible. In the same way, companies collect and exploit their big data in order to make better decisions regarding their CEDIS and logistics operations.

“Companies must include technology, especially in this context in which the distribution of goods is increasingly complex. On this subject, there are platforms that help you manage in a more efficient way the different logistics operations within the CEDIS or dark stores to meet the demands of end consumers ”, added Epelbaum.

In Mail Boxes, Etc. They have the MBE Shipping platform, which uses data and advanced technology that allows managing operations: documenting from one to several shipments, quoting with the different couriers and managing the entire process until the tracking of deliveries, returns and incidents.

Another important aspect of the software is the integration with online sales platforms such as Shopify, Magent or Woocommerce to access true automation. This can mean a saving of between 20% to 60% for organizations, since MBE provides the connections to these pages.

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