Germany’s courier, express and parcel (CEP) market grew well in 2012 with a 5 per cent increasein revenues and further growth expected this year, especially due to the ongoing trend towards
online shopping, according to the German International Express Association (BIEK).With more and more German consumers shopping via the internet, B2C deliveries made up 50 percent of last year’s revenues while the B2B segment accounted for 43 per cent. Private C2C parcelshipping made up the remaining 7 per cent of the German CEP market sales in 2012, a survey for BIEKby KE Consult found.
Gunnar Uldall, BIEK president, said: “The B2C segment will become even more important in 2013.Market researchers expect 5 per cent growth in the B2C market while B2B shipments are expected togrow by 1 per cent.”
The growth in the end-customer business is mainly driven by online trade, BIEK explained. TheGerman E-Commerce and Distance Selling Association (bvh) expects German e-commerce to generate morethan 21 per cent growth in 2013.
In 2012, the German interactive retail sector reached new record sales of €39.3 billion withonline trade accounting for 70 per cent of the overall turnover, the bvh announced recently. Lastyear’s success is expected to continue in 2013 with an estimated revenue growth of 10.6 per centfor the overall interactive trade in Germany which would correspond to €43.5 billion in totalrevenues.
“With their network and higher service quality, the CEP companies provide the logistics backbonefor this growth industry,” Uldall added.
Founded in 1982, BIEK comprises the leading providers for courier, express and parcel servicesin Germany. The association’s members, including UPS, TNT, DPD, Hermes and FedEx, represent about50 per cent of the overall German CEP sector. Currently, BIEK members employ about 65,000 people,either directly or on a freelance basis. DHL is not a member of the association. Overall, 188,000people are employed within the German CEP sector.
