Quick Commerce Sector Projected to Require 75 Million Sq. Ft. of Urban Logistics Space in India by 2030: CBRE Report
New Delhi, October 26, 2026: India’s quick commerce sector is projected to require a cumulative 75 million square feet of urban logistics space by 2030, according to a press release by CBRE South Asia Pvt. Ltd. summarizing its report, “India’s Quick Commerce Scale-up: Decoding Dark Stores and Urban Logistics Demand.” This requirement comprises roughly 42 million square feet of in-city dark stores and 33 million square feet of mother hubs—larger peripheral warehouses that replenish multiple dark stores.
The report notes that India’s quick-commerce ecosystem reached ~7,800 dark stores in 2026, occupying ~27 million square feet across more than 100 cities. While 65% to 70% of stores remain concentrated in the top eight cities, expansion into tier-II and tier-III markets is accelerating, with total stores expected to surpass 12,000 by 2030. To support this growth, operators are leasing mother hubs on city outskirts. Quick-commerce-related warehousing demand grew at a CAGR of 81% between 2021 and 2025, accounting for 4% to 5% of pan-India logistics leasing during the period. Delhi-NCR (21%), Mumbai (20%), and Bengaluru (17%) led space take-up between 2021 and H1 2026, followed by Hyderabad (16%) and Chennai (11%).
“Quick commerce is reshaping how consumption and urban logistics intersect in India, and real estate sits at the heart of this shift. As platforms move from capital-heavy expansion to a more disciplined growth cycle, the focus is moving from simply adding stores to building dense, efficient and well-located fulfilment networks. This will create a substantial real estate opportunity across in-city locations and city peripheries, as operators build infrastructure that can support both speed and scale,” said Anshuman Magazine, Chairman and CEO, India, South-East Asia, Middle East and Africa, CBRE. He added that developers offering compliant, well-located space will be best positioned as networks expand beyond metros.
Mother hubs spanning 100,000 to 125,000 square feet are central to the hub-and-spoke setup, each serving 30 to 50 dark stores while holding spillover inventory. Expansion is also deepening in cities like Jaipur, Lucknow, Surat, Coimbatore, and Nagpur.
“The next phase of growth will also require a more differentiated real estate network, with dense inner-city dark stores supported by larger Grade A mother hubs for replenishment and wider assortments,” said Ram Chandnani, Managing Director, Leasing Services, India, CBRE.
