The industry has reported that the express delivery industry will collectively increase. A reporter from the Beijing News obtained news that from June 1, YTO, Shentong, ZTO, Yunda, Best Huitong and Tiantian Express will increase the express delivery fee by 0.15 yuan/ticket on the original basis. Yesterday, a reporter from the Beijing News asked the above six companies for verification and received different replies. Tiantian Express, Yunda and Best Huitong said that it was true. ZTO and YTO means that they will not comment on this message.
On the afternoon of May 17, a staff member of the Yunda Express station at Dongcheng District, Beijing said that the express delivery fee has not been adjusted yet. Photo by Chen Weicheng
News said that the delivery fees of the six major express companies increased on June 1, and Yunda, Tiantian and Best Huitong have confirmed that the express delivery fees have not changed at present.
The industry has reported that the express delivery industry will collectively increase. A reporter from the Beijing News obtained news that from June 1, YTO, Shentong, ZTO, Yunda, Best Huitong and Tiantian Express will increase the express delivery fee by 0.15 yuan/ticket on the original basis. Yesterday, a reporter from the Beijing News asked the above six companies for verification and received different replies. Tiantian Express, Yunda and Best Huitong said that it was true. ZTO and YTO means that they will not comment on this message.
Internal fee increase in franchise express delivery companies
A reporter recently discovered from the China E-commerce Logistics Service Network that express delivery companies such as YTO, Shentong, ZTO, Yunda, and Best Huitong have issued "Notice on Adjustment of Distribution in the Whole Network". Screenshots of the distribution adjustment notices of several companies show that the company requires that the distribution fee of all delivery outlets be increased by 0.15 yuan/ticket on the original basis, and the implementation time is June 1. The reasons given by several express delivery companies for raising the delivery fee are: improving the quality of delivery, adapting to the development trend of the market economy, and avoiding low-price competition.
It is understood that the delivery fee is the delivery fee paid by the delivery outlet to the delivery outlet. It is generally paid by the delivery outlet to the headquarters and then paid by the headquarters to the delivery outlet. Therefore, the increase in delivery fees can be understood as the increase in internal fees of express delivery companies. According to express delivery expert Xu Yong, the delivery fee is actually the income earned by each courier collecting and delivering one ticket to express delivery.
In 2015, it was reported that the above six express delivery companies proposed to increase the delivery fee for outlets of enterprises that were simultaneously franchised to 2 yuan per ticket, but this plan has not been implemented.
Yunda Company said yesterday that the increase in delivery fees is indeed true and is planned to be implemented on June 1. The delivery fees of "Three Links and One Da" are the same as Tiantian and Best Huitong, and will be raised from 1.5 yuan/ticket to 1.65 yuan/ticket. A person from Tiantian Express also told the Beijing News reporter that the matter of raising the delivery fee has been implemented and many express delivery companies have made adjustments. Best Huitong told the Beijing News reporter that the delivery fee has been gradually increasing, and Best Huitong will also participate in the adjustment of this delivery fee.
The other two express delivery giants, ZTO and YTO, said they would not comment on the increase in delivery fees.
新京报记者注意到，此次提高派送费的快递公司，均为加盟型。以直营模式著称的顺丰，并未在此次派送费上调企业中。昨天，顺丰接受新京报记者采访时表示，由于渠道模式的不同，顺丰并不涉及此事，对派送费上调问题也不做出回应。
The user's express delivery fee has not changed yet
A reporter from the Beijing News visited the outlets of several express delivery companies yesterday, and most of them said that the delivery fee would be raised, but the implementation details are different.
A staff member of a delivery point in Haidian, YTO Express said yesterday that the delivery fee will indeed increase, but it will only increase the delivery fee for a few limited-time express delivery. "The delivery fee for an ordinary express delivery is 1 yuan, but the limited-time express delivery must be delivered before the day. For couriers who deliver on time, we will give an additional 1.5 yuan reward, that is, a delivery fee of 2.5 yuan." The staff said.
A delivery point in Shijingshan, Shentong Express said that the details of the delivery fee increase price are not clear, and the current delivery fee is 0.8 yuan per piece; the staff at the Fengtai headquarters of Best Huitong replied that it will take time to implement the delivery fee increase policy, and the current delivery fee is still 1 yuan.
Staff at a delivery point in Chaoyang District, Zhongtong Express, told the Beijing News reporter that the delivery fee will increase and will be implemented on June 1. At the same time, a reporter from the Beijing News asked the SF Express courier at the outlet about the situation, and the other party said that he had not received the relevant information.
If the delivery fee increases, will the user's fee for sending express delivery increase? In this regard, the reporter consulted several express delivery outlets in Yunda, YTO and Shentong, and their staff all said that the express delivery fees in various places have not changed at present.
It is understood that at present, most of the express delivery outlets are franchise methods, and the delivery fees of each franchise outlet are not much different. But in the future, will the user express fee increase? Xu Yong said that at present, the adjustment of delivery fees by various express delivery companies has not affected the price of express delivery for consumers, but this may be a signal of price adjustment in the express delivery industry.
■ Analysis
Can the increase in delivery fees increase the income of couriers?
With the intensification of industry competition and rising costs, the staff in the express delivery industry has suffered serious losses. Around the Spring Festival this year, there were cases of grassroots outlets of express companies closures, couriers shut down, and express parcels in various places. At that time, there was a view in the industry that the income of couriers was too low, which affected the development of the courier industry.
On April 28 this year, the China Federation of Logistics and Procurement issued the "Survey Results of China's E-commerce Logistics and Express Personnel Survey in 2017", showing that 74.6% of e-commerce logistics and express personnel have an average monthly income of RMB 3,001 to RMB 5,000, and only 1.44% have an average monthly income of RMB 8,001 or more. The couriers' "monthly salary of RMB 10,000" only remain in reports from individual media.
Judging from the income of couriers, the income of couriers is billed according to the number of delivery items. raising the delivery fee should improve the income and living conditions of front-line couriers.
This has also become the reason why the six major express delivery companies collectively increase delivery fees. Qian Wei, senior director of Best Huitong, told the Beijing News reporter that as various costs are increasing, in order to support the construction and operation of outlets, the delivery fee will be gradually increased.
However, whether the couriers can benefit directly after the delivery fee is increased depends on the delivery fee distribution model of the courier company. Regarding the delivery fee, Yunda said that it is basically given to outlets through the system. Tiantian Express said that the delivery fee is directly connected to the courier through the "Tianbao" software. (Zhang Fan)
Taobao "free shipping" seller: worrying about other expenses increase
On May 17, a reporter from the Beijing News contacted several Taobao sellers. They said they had not received a notice of "an increase in express delivery fees", but as to whether this policy will affect the store's future business model, the store is divided into two factions: it has no impact on the business, and "having to change the strategy to avoid huge pressure."
The reporter contacted Zhou Fei, the owner of a store selling authentic trendy shoes, and he said that "there is no impact." "First of all, the price of footwear is relatively high, basically between 1,000 and 2,000 yuan; secondly, our monthly sales are around 1,000 transactions, and the monthly sales are basically above 1 million yuan." Zhou Fei explained to reporters, "The price we negotiated with the express delivery before was 7 yuan per order when it was not overweight, and the monthly express delivery fee was around 7,000 yuan. Even if the delivery fee per order is now increased by 0.15 yuan, it would not be an extra 150 yuan, which would have little impact on monthly profits."
However, He Jian, who operates daily small items such as clothes hangers and pen holders on Taobao, is quite troubled by the price increase of express delivery orders. The reporter learned that although his store's monthly sales are currently maintained between 4,000 and 5,000 orders, most of these goods are only a few yuan, with a meager profit per order, and the store's monthly profit is only 5,000 to 6,000 yuan.
"The store previously promised to ship free shipping for more than 15 yuan, but if the express delivery fee increases, then the extra 0.15 yuan per order will be paid 600 to 750 yuan per month." Although it seems that there is little impact on He Jian, what makes him anxious is whether this increase in the delivery order will trigger other expenses in the express delivery industry, such as the first-price expenses. If other expenses are also increased by then, my strategy of "free shipping for more than 15 yuan" can only be stopped, "Otherwise, I will really sell more and lose more."
"This increase in delivery fees will have a greater impact on sellers who have '10 yuan free shipping' on Taobao." On May 17, when the reporter interviewed Chen Yi, a senior seller who had run three crown stores on Taobao, she explained to the reporter, "The larger the unit price of the goods sold in Taobao stores, the less impact the order price increase. After all, the profit is relatively thick. On the contrary, those stores with '10 yuan free shipping' and small profits and high sales will be affected. In order to achieve volume, the profit of single products is relatively thin, but now the shipping cost is rising, which is relatively more stressful." (Qin Che)
■ Focus
Does collective price increase in express delivery fees involve monopoly?
In December 2016, five express delivery companies including Guangdong YTO and ZTO received a fine of 650,000 yuan from the Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission for a coordinated price increase. Will the collective price increase of express delivery fees attract the attention of regulators?
Zhang Xiaodong, associate professor at the School of Transportation of Beijing Jiaotong University, said that express delivery companies increase delivery fees for couriers, which may not necessarily lead to an increase in express delivery fees for people. He believes that if the express delivery fee increases, it will attract the attention of regulatory authorities. One is the number of companies that actually adjust the express delivery fee and how big their market share is. If the express delivery fee increases the market share account for more than 80%, one condition for monopolizing the market. The second is whether excess profits are obtained and whether the company makes the price greater than the marginal cost in order to seize monopoly profits. Zhang Xiaodong believes that if the above two conditions are to be determined, the internal information of the company needs to be verified.
How can the express delivery industry avoid antitrust accusations? Zhang Xiaodong told the Beijing News reporter that if the company can prove that the cost is raised, it is caused by transportation, labor and other costs. Furthermore, if the price increases while increasing the level and efficiency of express delivery services, reducing brutal sorting, and improving the appropriate investment rate, consumers can also accept it.
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