Except for comprehensive logistics providers, other concepts of logistics tend to be towards B-end customers, and e-commerce-related logistics, warehousing and express delivery are closer to C-end customers. As a tertiary service industry, the express delivery industry relies on the development and improvement of the entire economy to increase service output value. The level of the industry is positively correlated with the degree of social development.
The express delivery industry originated in the United States in the 1960s and evolved from the early transportation of small goods. At that time, the service industry and high-tech industries in the United States were booming, and the logistics industry was gradually characterized by miniaturization of items and high timeliness requirements. Customer needs did not match postal capabilities, and the modern express delivery industry came into being.
The current express delivery market has huge space, good downstream demand, high capital intensity, and stable cash flow. In the domestic market, numerous large express delivery companies have been listed one after another. The so-called competition of personnel, vehicles, and outlets has been directly upgraded to the competition of capital. The Spring and Autumn Period entered the Warring States Period; in the international market, FedEx took TNT into its arms, and the “Three Kingdoms Killing” pattern of international express delivery was formed. .
Looking at the scale of express delivery business over the years, the growth rate of international and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan express delivery business has been at a stable level, accounting for about 5% of the total volume, lagging behind the domestic market, but the unit price is much higher than domestic express delivery. The rapid development of cross-border e-commerce has driven the recent rapid growth of international express delivery. Currently, cross-border express delivery is mainly divided up by overseas giants and postal companies. The layout of the international network does not happen overnight, and domestic private express delivery has insufficient participation.
According to several opinions issued by the State Council on promoting the development of the express delivery industry, based on the current average annual growth rate, my country will reach about 60 billion items by 2020, with revenue reaching one trillion yuan. As a component of the new economic momentum, the express delivery industry’s situation is still more optimistic than that of traditional industries. Massive, efficient and accurate logistics distribution.
Foreign express delivery companies such as FedEx and DHL are strong, and their level of informatization, automation, operation management, and human resources far exceed domestic levels. They have obvious advantages in brand, service, and capital chain, and have higher profit margins. In terms of international express delivery business, it accounts for 75% of China’s international express delivery market. However, foreign express delivery is limited by various costs and suffers from price competition. Its domestic business share is almost negligible.