Demand to lease industrial spaces — meaning warehouses that store everything from car parts to construction materials — shrank by 11.3 million square feet in the second quarter of 2025.

A Pennsylvania pointe shoe company lost everything in a warehouse fire. U.S. trade policy is making starting over even harder.

Economic uncertainty and previous overexpansion are prompting companies to be careful about leasing space, said Liz Young at The Wall Street Journal.

The economy might still be growing, but the manufacturing industry is not. It contracted again this month—this time with some of the worst indicators we’ve seen all year.

The owner of a Baltimore warehouse and shipping company describes how the port’s closure and reopening has affected business.

That includes longshoremen who unload container ships, warehouse workers who store the goods and restaurant servers who feed them all.

Many businesses bulked up on warehouse space early in the pandemic. Now, storing extra inventory isn’t as important, and surplus warehouse space is being put to alternative uses.

Transportation and warehousing data shows second month of growth. Firms try to fine-tune planning in wake of supply chain snarls.

New warehouses can sometimes replace green space, which has climate implications.

Storage prices are soaring, especially in locations near big ports and major metro areas.