Electric dealers apply for Express License: Hope to get rid of price war

More enterprises to enter the logistics industry will accelerate the industry shuffle

Electrical business since the construction of logistics has not uncommon, but Jingdong, Fank and other electric merchants across the border to apply for express licenses also attract other self-built logistics of the electric dealers to itch. Yesterday, the brand discount electricity trader Vice President Tang Tanji told reporters that the company has to the State Department's Postal Administration department to apply for Express license, but currently does not consider receiving third-party merchants and personal express orders. And the industry is expected, the future of many of the domestic logistics of the electrical business enterprises may be "on the way" to apply for a courier license, in case of a rainy.

This is already a fierce competition in the express market now the smoke. In addition to the electrical companies actively apply for express license, the current FedEx and UPS two foreign-funded courier will also receive a courier license. Yesterday, several courier industry also told reporters that more competitors to enter not only the Big express industry, objectively accelerate the industry shuffle, and ultimately consumers benefit.

Still cautious in logistics investment

"Companies to apply for Express license is not with Express Enterprises ' competition", but for the core business services, "Yesterday, only vice president Tang Tanji to reporters that the company in the logistics investment is still very cautious, the last year will not be in the logistics of a big investment, the application for a licence is to" enter can attack, retreat can be kept. In his view, to enter the attack refers to the company is currently only in Shanghai to accumulate experience in the pilot, with a license plate can be in the future expansion of the opportunity to take a step back, but also to focus on optimizing distribution services.

In fact, for those who are still in the loss of the only goods will be speaking, the majority of the company's orders are still through Third-party logistics distribution, self-built logistics and distribution is only for key market areas. The company also said that there is no discussion on the increase of Third-party merchants and personal express business. The net loss was $8.6 million in the first quarter and a net loss of $6.7 million in the same period last year, according to the data. The net loss rate of the first quarter was 8.5%, which was narrowed considerably from the same period last year.

In Jing-dong, excellence and other sites have invested heavily since the construction of logistics, the electrical business site is to follow up, a time since the construction of logistics also known as the industry "Electric trademark with." Tang Tanji that the company's current situation to see the logistics is not cost-effective, in the case of a certain degree of scale costs, the cost of self-built logistics is certainly higher than the social costs, but the value is the quality of service and user data collection is superior to Third-party logistics.

But on the other hand, although the electric business enterprise built the logistics, but many of the Cross-border strategy is still a lot of problems. Jingdong Mall because of the huge logistics investment also led to the current high logistics costs, and where customers such as the Wind Tatsu Express due to the business volume is difficult to keep pace with the logistics development, but also abolished some of the site.

Hope to get rid of the price war

Prior to the Beijing-east and other electrical business enterprises across the border applications for express licences, but also triggered some express industry dissatisfaction, and even the establishment of industry associations and regulatory departments to manage. But reporters yesterday interviewed a number of the industry is generally believed that, regardless of the electric business Express, Foreign Express, more competitors to enter not only the Big express industry, objectively accelerate the industry shuffle, and ultimately consumers benefit.

In this respect, shun Fung speed a regional leader also said to reporters, although not convenient evaluation of Jingdong, Fank and other applications for express license, but the current market demand for express service growth quickly, completely exceed the growth rate of express enterprises, more enterprises can enter the market, the ultimate benefit of consumers.

Yesterday Yuantong Express Market department Yang manager also said that express industry also has a lot of subdivision needs are not met, such as luxury goods, and now many rely on online purchase orders Express Price is "no minimum only lower", the price war so that the entire industry almost no profits, more competitors to enter the industry can accelerate the industry shuffle.

In the electric business across the Border Express, many electric dealers are also upward expansion into the electric business, but from the current release of the Express Electric business site, the vast majority of concentrated in fresh, agricultural products and other commodities, and these products are more Test Express enterprise logistics and distribution capabilities.