Ceiling Height: Most warehouses have ceiling heights of 15 ft or greater.  The higher the ceiling, the more light output from a particular fixture is needed.  While some up light is desirable, most warehouses have poor reflectivity in the ceiling so reflectors work well in this application.  For ceilings at the low end of 15 feet, strip fixtures maybe fine.   Only recently has fluorescent lighting technologies overcome some limitations that now make it practical to use in place of HID.  If replacing 450 watt HID systems, consider the super-star series.

Dirt:  If the environment is dirty, consider an enclosed fixture such as a vapor tight or vandal resistant in lower ceilings and the super-star in high bay ceiling.  While the aisle lighter and super-star fixtures are open, you will need the light output these two fixtures provide.   Otherwise you will have to use HID.