The demand for online deliveries is growing fast in Patna, and with that happening for food and groceries, ecommerce firms are on the lookout for delivery centres located close to the consumption areas. Modernization is what is needed for warehouses in Patna at the moment.
Post Covid-19 period, Patna has seen a shift towards online shopping and this change has triggered off demand for ecommerce, efficient management of inventory, agri-warehousing and this is a clear indication of the fact that the industry of warehousing is to experience a major breakthrough in the coming years.
The dearth of warehouses is what is troubling Bihar capital at the moment. Warehouses both ready-to-move and built-to suit, dock levellers, leased land for both long and short terms, management of inventory for varying types of orders are the need of the hour.
Warehousing is expected to help expand the trading activities in Bihar as it is now at the point of evolution with respect to its economy, logistics. It is the trading sector from which the main demand of warehousing is expected to come as Bihar lacks both industries and manufacturing units. Big sized warehouses are coming up in Patna at a fast pace and the demand for still bigger ones are on the rise.
Warehouses that deal in agricultural products and horticulture are more common so are cold storages. Warehouses that serve the players of industry and the retailers are expected to stay high on demand in Patna. The shift from Godowns to warehouses is now more prevalent in Patna.
The introduction of the Warehouse Management Systems is facilitating the management of warehouse operations like tracking of inventory, extraction of various storage information easier and simpler. Construction costs are increasing and therefore the need of economic structures for warehouses are more in demand. The concept of shared warehousing is coming up and this offers a flexible as well as an affordable means of storage of various products. To add on, the location of a warehouse is important to manage various time bound operations. The network that connects a place with other neighbouring areas is equally important when handling business.
StoreFresh is all set to root itself in the Bihar capital and prove its presence by delivering value added services and take the concept of warehousing a step further ahead.