"Usually busy at work, there is almost no time to visit shopping malls and supermarkets on weekdays, and daily necessities at home are generally purchased online." Ms. Ye, who lives in Zhaoxiang, Qingpu, is a typical representative of many online shoppers, reflecting the ubiquity of e-commerce in people's daily lives, and the popularity of e-commerce has also led to the vigorous development of the express delivery industry. According to the monitoring data of the State Post Bureau, as of early March, the volume of mainland express delivery business this year has exceeded 20 billion, and the first 10 billion pieces of national express delivery business this year took 39 days, and the second 10 billion pieces took 28 days, vividly showing that the characteristics of the mainland consumer market with strong resilience and sufficient potential have not changed, and the long-term good fundamentals of consumption development have not changed.
As the first 100 billion industrial cluster in Qingpu District, the express delivery industry has gathered more than 230 express business license enterprises, nearly 200 transportation enterprises above designated size, and 9 express delivery enterprises such as "three links and one delivery" and other 9 national and regional headquarters. The reporter learned from the Qingpu District Commerce Committee that benefiting from the continuous recovery of consumer demand, in February this year, the express delivery business revenue in Qingpu District was 12.78 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 20.94%, accounting for 85% of the city's share.
When night falls, Shentong Express Shanghai Transit Center ushers in the busiest time of the day, when express vehicles from other provinces enter the park and stop at the unloading interface, and more than 1,000 operators begin sorting. "In the first two months of this year, the average daily total number of inbound and outbound express shipments at Shentong Shanghai Transit Center exceeded 2 million, and our business volume continued to grow with economic recovery and consumption recovery." Wang Qiugui, manager of Shentong Express Forwarding Center, introduced. According to data released by Shentong Express, the business volume in February increased by 70.04% year-on-year to 1.229 billion votes, and the revenue increased by 58.81% to 2.968 billion yuan.
With the continuous release of consumption vitality and strong demand for public delivery, the business volume of YTO Express Heavy Solid Branch exceeded the level of the same period last year. In the sorting operation room, the staff of the branch are busy putting couriers from all over the country into the distribution vehicles of each area, ready to be delivered to customers. "Our outlet delivers 5,000 parcels a day, an increase of 30% compared to the same period last year, and every courier brother is very hard during this period, almost every day from morning to night." Wang Chen, the person in charge of the outlet, told reporters. On March 18, YTO Express released the main operating data of express delivery services in February, and both revenue and business volume increased. "YTO Express actively adjusted its business operations, promoted continuous optimization of performance, improved quality and efficiency, and achieved express product revenue of 3.954 billion yuan in February, a year-on-year increase of 53.48%, and completed business volume of 1.559 billion votes, a year-on-year increase of 61.20%." Jiang Ze, director of YTO Express Brand Communication Center, said.
In Yunda's industrial outlets in Shanghai Qingpu District, the volume of express delivery business has also risen rapidly this year. Liu Jingyu, who has been a courier salesman at the outlet for four years, told reporters: "During the Spring Festival, the outlet sorted more than 1,000 pieces a day, and after the Spring Festival this year, it was almost 7,000 pieces a day, and the delivery volume has doubled several times." "In order to do a good job in the business growth brought about by the recovery of consumption, Yunda Express has strengthened personnel and material reserves, actively coordinated transportation resources, and continuously improved service quality." In February this year, Yunda Co., Ltd. achieved express service business revenue of 3.591 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 26.00%, completed business volume of 1.381 billion votes, a year-on-year increase of 13.57%, and express service single ticket income of 2.60 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 11.11%. The relevant person in charge of Yunda Express brand introduced.
As a barometer of the national economy, the vigorous vitality of express delivery business in 2023 has become a strong witness of the acceleration of economic recovery and the recovery of consumer demand. The business volume and income of Qingpu express delivery industry have increased simultaneously, achieving the goal of stable growth and consumption promotion in the first quarter and promoting high-quality economic development throughout the year. A number of express delivery companies have also readjusted their layout and strategy, increased technological empowerment, optimized the long-term allocation of production and investment, and enhanced customer stickiness, and it is expected that the overall growth rate of the industry may exceed expectations.
Reporter: Li Shuangjiu
Photo by Li Shuangjiu
Editor: Lv Bin