BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD ), the leading global owner, operator and developer of industrial real estate, announced today it signed a lease agreement for a one million square foot distribution center at the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) with Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd, a leading retailer in the UK. The facility will be built on land within the Prologis DIRFT II development and adjacent to a fully-leased 840,000 square foot rail-connected distribution center. At full build-out, the DIRFT II development is expected to encompass 2.2 million square feet. It is located next to the M1 motorway and the West Coast Mainline railway, providing Sainsbury's new facility with both road and rail connectivity. A new intermodal terminal, which will connect to the existing DIRFT railway sidings, will be installed alongside the building.