Recently, there is news that express delivery in Shanghai will face price increases. September 19,Jitu, Zhongtong, YTO, STO, Yunda Shanghai CompanyAnnouncements were issued one after another, indicating that they wouldExpress delivery prices in Shanghai will be raised starting from September 22, but the price increase has not yet been announced.
Yesterday (September 20), the reporter asked the customer service of various express delivery companies for verification. Some customer service staff said that they had not received the price increase notice yet.
YTO Express staff confirmed the news. However, the specific increase and time have not yet been determined.
Previously, express delivery fees in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Heilongjiang and other places have increased. Experts believeThe logic of price increases in Shanghai may be similar.
According to industry insiders,Raising express delivery fees will not only alleviate the pressure of losses, but also improve the "price war" that has plagued the industry for a long time.The core reason for price adjustment isTo fight against involution and vicious competition, this will be a wave of nationwide price adjustment measures.
Zhao Xiaomin Express Logistics Expert:
Due to different market structures, e-commerce express delivery also has different network service structures.Vicious competition is fierce. Therefore, starting from this year, regulatory agencies will pay special attention to this and require everyone to operate in a fair and relatively reasonable price competition system.against low-level competition.We expect that around the National Day, all provinces across the country will gradually implement corresponding measures.
Judging from the trend, under the background of high-quality development of the express delivery industry, prices in the industry will gradually increase in the future.However, during the upward adjustment process, mergers, acquisitions, integrations, and reorganizations will occur, some practitioners will exit, and industry concentration may increase. On the other hand, enterprises will increase their investment in technology research and development, optimize their service capabilities and solutions, and improve the income and distribution mechanism of couriers. also,For consumers, as long as the price rises, tolerance will immediately decrease, and service quality must be improved at the same time.