Japan: Express Fee Or Substantial Increase, Female Express Will Increase By 5.

Nowadays, online shopping has become mainstream.

And the seller's agreement to promote sales.

However, as the number of packages increased, Japanese express fees declined.

In 2000s, the freight unit price in Japan fell to 574 yen from 700 yen in early 2000s, and the price of Sichuan Express was reduced from nearly 1000 yen to 486 yen.

The volume of express delivery increases but the unit price decreases, which is known as the "harvest and poverty" industry.

Over time, the courier company has finally been unable to bear it, and the price increase is imperative.

It is reported that the Japanese express industry is currently in an oligopoly state.

The market share of Da he pportation is 46.3%, ranking first, followed by 33.9% of Sichuan Express and 11.9% of Japan Post, and three of them account for 9 of the market.

Their competition in price and service is out of a stalemate, and now they have the same worries, and the increase of freight rates has become a common topic among them.

In fact, Sakawa Express has asked the seller to raise the price, so last year, Amazon, a major client, lifted the delivery contract with Sakawa.

As a result, in March this year, although the total volume of the cargo was reduced by 10%, the overall operating profit increased by 40% to 43 billion 300 million yen due to the reduction of funds.

After 24 years, Da he pportation also decided to raise the price this year, from the original 574 yen to 2%, reaching 587 yen.

Logistics advisory company "e-LogiT" Chairman, "

"Kakui Ruuchi, the author of the book" Nikkei library ", said:" before I found in the United States, UPS and other express companies cost 3 times as much freight as Japan's.

In addition, the market is in an oligopoly state where prices are easy to rise. If the driver's shortage continues, the price of Japanese express will increase substantially in that year.

The rise in prices seems unavoidable, and solutions to delays in distribution are also being studied. One of them is to employ "Ninja force".

In August this year, the pport company announced that women's couriers will increase by 5 in the next 3 years, forming a scale of 20 thousand people.

The company also decided to employ 10 thousand part-time housewives in the next 2 years.

In this era, consumers will buy hundreds of yen and nail clippers online, and the packages will gradually become smaller and lighter.

If the housewives who are familiar with the geographical location of their houses join in, the distribution will be more efficient.

Specifically, a part-time housewife is a courier. One person carries about 30 parcels for distribution.

The problem has also started to improve.

When the recipient goes out, he will send the parcel to a convenience store nearby, and the recipient can pick up the product by himself. This service is highly praised.

In this way, even if the two distribution is missed, the recipient can receive the package at any time, and the distributor does not have to come home again at the time the host goes out.

Mr. Kakui also said that as technology continues to innovate in the future, there may be no other means of pportation for trucks in the future.

"In the US, Amazon uses taxis and UAVs for distribution, while Google's driverless cars are also being tested and planned to be put into express delivery.

With the development of talent education and technological innovation, there should be considerable progress in the delivery service industry. "