Express Company Collective Raise Price "Seasonal" Rise Or Is Forced To "Do Not Shut Down" Pressure

This is the sixth collective price increase in the domestic express industry in two years.

Following the previous round of adjustment less than 2 months, Shen Tong (micro-blog) has again announced that with the increase of current operating costs and continuous growth of business volume, in order to further improve the quality of service of the whole network express, the company has increased by 1 yuan per ticket on the original basis since December 23, 2011.

As of yesterday, rhyme and Huitong have followed up the price adjustment, the former from December 26th to every vote.

Information feedback from various channels shows that this "seasonal" price adjustment may become the norm in the future, and this situation is closely related to the notice issued by the State Administration of postal services on strengthening the supervision of express delivery services during the peak season.

"Seasonal" price adjustment is increasingly obvious.

The "delivery fee" is not the direct payment paid by the consumer to deliver the express, but the settlement cost of the cross regional express sent by the following outlets of the courier company.

An unnamed Guangdong courier company official revealed that in addition to SF, most of the express companies are franchisee models, and their headquarters lack a unified decision on whether the regional outlets are going up.

But this time, the cost of 1 yuan will cause cost pressure, which may eventually evolve into a unified price increase for all outlets.

The reporter learned from the front-line pickup clerk that the current Guangzhou express delivery fee rose to 7 yuan, and Guangzhou to Beijing interprovincial 12 yuan.

Rhyme and Yuantong increased even more. Guangzhou reached 8 yuan in the same city, 15 yuan in Guangzhou and Beijing in the province, and 10-12 yuan in the province.

However, according to Xu Jianguo, vice president of China express, this is "seasonal price adjustment".

If the quantity is down, the company will also consider callback on delivery fees.

Dealing with new regulations for explosive storage and no ceasing business

In November 11th, the order of Taobao Mall (micro-blog) broke through 20 million orders, and the volume of Alipay's turnover was nearly 4 times that of the same period last year.

This kind of blowout business increments has resulted in a number of express delivery collective explosions. It is said that the package handled by the express company has increased by 50% to 100-200 tens of thousands per day.

"The past Spring Festival express company is mostly closed, but this year is subject to the new regulations of the general post office, everyone is very careful."

The above express company official said.

In December 16th, the State Post Office issued a notice requiring the express delivery company not to shut down the network without permission, stop the network shuttle bus, stop sending, sending or stopping delivery, otherwise, it should report to the local postal administration in writing and return the express business license.

"The temporary cost of hiring and hiring a car during the Spring Festival is high, and the price increase is the cost of amortization. On the other hand, it is to restrain the quantity of the collection."

It is expected that the Spring Festival price adjustment may become normal.

He suggested that domestic express enterprises could learn from the practice of international express delivery, implement discounted pricing in peak season, and link up with fuel prices and adjust prices.