E-commerce is the cornerstone of the express delivery industry, and the two are closely linked communities. It is a key variable for future industry trends. Without the rise of e-commerce, the express delivery industry would have been a very mediocre industry. Demand would not have suddenly exploded, and the scale of the industry would not have exploded. E-commerce has allowed China Express to develop a unique business model and become the most efficient distribution network in the world.
Deintermediation and information transparency have made e-commerce competition more comprehensive. Reliance on information flow and platform “hosts” has become an ecosystem that small and medium-sized enterprises rely on. E-commerce platforms have become as sticky as super ERPs. With a huge supply chain, logistics is no exception. At the same time, interests and interests are mutually reinforcing. Competition drives merchants to provide more product SKUs in an attempt to gain profits from the long-tail effect. In order to sell low-price and low-profit products, they continue to strive to reduce logistics costs and improve the delivery experience. New retail has become more omni-channel. The choice of new logistics services and new technology applications will still focus on upstream and downstream needs.
At present, express delivery companies are expanding into the international market, mainly relying on cooperation with foreign express delivery companies as mutual agents, or some import routes use the belly holds of international airlines to carry goods, and no actual scale network has been formed. The slowdown in the growth rate of the domestic industry will eventually reach its peak, the financing platform will be established, and the industry theme will be mergers and acquisitions. The winners will have a broader and deeper express delivery network, and they may also become international express giants in the future. .
Mergers and acquisitions can greatly shorten the process of internationalization, but the risks and challenges of internationalization are huge; when acquiring a target, the key is to look at the complementarity and network overlap between the two parties. The lower the overlap, the more distinct the operating characteristics. The longer it is, the larger the space released after its integration will naturally be.
Time is value. Needless to say, speed is the first requirement that distinguishes express delivery from other transportation. Just like the natural environment, each enterprise in the market has different survival methods and genes for gaining competitiveness. There are also differences in the service-centered express delivery industry. Throughout the world, DUFT, the leading express delivery companies, all provide comprehensive logistics services such as 3PL, freight forwarding, supply chain, finance and other business lines.
Under the diversification strategy, express delivery will be the basis of most derivative businesses. Due to the economies of scale effect of logistics, companies often hope to find other ways to balance comprehensive costs, and this is the purpose of business diversification attempts. However, many logistics companies try to engage in e-commerce or cross-border imports, which are not particularly competitive because of the e-commerce The core is based on retail operations, selling goods thinking, and logistics is service.
It can be seen that logistics is much more difficult than e-commerce. It is both virtual and real. We have to deal with things and people. The interests and harms of the three disasters cannot be overcome. Humanity cannot be circumvented. Chasing its essence cannot get rid of the escort agency, The name of a messenger means being entrusted by others and being loyal to others. In fact, it means that “the love of thousands of families and the trust of the world” are the foundation of a long-term career. In fact, in the logistics industry, good execution is usually invincible in anything.