The German market of electronic business affairs to promote the express package market growth

The latest data from the German Electronic Commerce Association published the display, electronic commerce is the key factor to promote the current express and parcel market development.
Last year, B2C has surpassed B2B to become the largest segment of the market, the former accounted for the total delivery volume 48%, annual processing package of about 990000000; the latter business volume of about 800000000, accounting for 39% of the proportion of.
German Electronic Commerce Association commissioned market research agency MRU of "CEP markets and e-commerce" survey found, C2B returns the parcel 144000000, accounting for about 7%, while the C2C private parcel has 123000000 parts, covering the remaining 6% share.
In 2012, its revenue hit a record high, an increase of 2.4%, achieve 18200000000 euro. The parcel carriers income reached 8200000000 euros, market share increased to 45%; followed by the express company, the market share of 34%, amounting to 6230000000 euros; parcel carrier occupy 21% of the share, and access to the income of 3830000000 euro.
Last year, the volume of business in Germany CEP market of 2550000000 pieces, wrapped operators to grab market share 81% -- about 2550000000 pieces, express and parcel carrier sharing the remaining 19% -- the former 10%, reached 258000000, which was 9%, 236000000.
Market research firm MRU said, traffic transport goods has picked up significantly in the last year, the economic situation is generally improved, electronic commerce has positive effect on long distance trade, which is the key driving force of promoting German parcel market growth.
German Electronic Commerce Association executive director Christoph Wenk-Fischer says, more and more people choose remote sales. In addition, compared to previous years, frequency and number of people shopping is on the increase. In customer satisfaction, parcel carriers play a key role, because in the eyes of consumers, the purchase process is in the hands of the parcel delivery personnel completed -- depends on whether can on time complete service package.
Hardly surprisingly, clothing package to occupy the largest share -- 18% in all business, is so far the highest income category. After the ranking for consumer electronics products 11% and 10% books, computer and accessories, hobbies and leisure, home furnishing products and household appliances accounted for 6%.
In the electronic commerce return rate is relatively low, with the exception of a few items, such as clothes, shoes have returned phenomena to a certain extent, other products such as electronic devices is very small.
Market research agency MRU points out, is consistent with the trend of the market is, in recent years the development speed of B2C business to be higher than B2B. In addition, the main B2B market DPD and UPS now also put more energy on the B2C market.
The research also points out, express enterprise growth continuously from the increasingly international businesses and customers demand a lot of time limited service. Although they are in the EU countries within the development of continuous slowdown, but due to countries outside the euro area exports increased, its profit space is still bullish.
MYEX Minya Express International
2013-09-29