You often hear of people making a strong statement by voting with their feet. Proper Music Group has announced its commitment to the future of the physical market by voting with square feet.

One hundred thousand square feet, to be precise, the scale of its new warehouse in Dartford, Kent, which is five times the size of Proper’s previous distribution base in Sydenham, south-east London.

Its opening is the strongest possible declaration of the company’s belief in a sector that ...