At 10:00 a.m. on December 12, in the Jingdong Logistics Asia One Chengdu Intelligent Industrial Park, a rainbow electric blanket e-commerce courier out of the warehouse packing, becoming Chengdu this year's 2 billionth piece of express delivery. This is the first time that Chengdu's express business volume (outbound volume) exceeded 2 billion pieces.
At the end of 2018, Chengdu's express business volume exceeded 1 billion pieces for the first time, and the express business income exceeded 10 billion yuan. How could the "1 billion" growth be achieved in five years? Who are the "protagonists" of the increase? Where does the power of growth come from?
Less than 5 years to achieve "1 billion" growth
"Double 12" is the end of the year network shopping peak. 12 day, in the Jingdong Logistics Asia No. 1 Chengdu Intelligent Industrial Park, the staff is very busy. In the seemingly unusual sorting, out of the warehouse, packing, Chengdu this year, the two billion pieces of express delivery: a "Chengdu-made" rainbow electric blanket sent to Chongqing Wanzhou. This is the first time that the volume of express business in Chengdu (outbound volume) exceeded two billion pieces, less than five years from the last "one billion" step.
At the end of December 2018, Chengdu's express business volume crossed the 1 billion pieces step for the first time. Since then, the volume of express business in Chengdu continued to rise, and after twists and turns a strong rebound. 1.26 billion pieces in 2019, 1.43 billion pieces in 2020, 1.82 billion pieces in 2021, and 1.76 billion pieces in 2022. Since this year, Chengdu's express delivery industry has accelerated the resumption of growth, and in the first 11 months, the city's total volume of express delivery business completed 1.923 billion pieces, an increase of 20.63 per cent; the month of November reached 230 million pieces, an increase of 34.85 per cent. Among them, the average daily express business volume (outbound volume) of 5.78 million pieces, the highest single-day express business volume on 1 November 2023, 13.4 million pieces. These figures reflect that the express industry always resonates with the peak season of e-commerce.
With the arrival of the end of the year business season, Chengdu express business volume in December continued to maintain the growth trend. Up to now, Chengdu's express business ranked fifth among municipalities directly under the central government and sub-provincial cities in China, only after Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing.
"Chengdu-made" products are the main protagonists of the increase in volume
Rainbow electric blanket became this year's 2 billion pieces of express delivery in Chengdu, seemingly accidental behind also contains some kind of inevitable. Because this rainbow electric blanket, is from the local enterprise rainbow group.
At the same time when couriers are busy sending products to consumers, the production line of electric blankets continues to operate efficiently at the headquarters of Rainbow Group in Wuhou District. The electric blankets, hand warmers and other "warm winter" products in the warehouse are queuing up to be shipped to online and offline sales channels in major cities across the country, including Jingdong.
"Our e-commerce sales for 10 years, through the courier e-commerce synergistic development and warehousing and distribution of one service, not only to improve the timing of the product from the factory to the consumer, but also to achieve the production, supply and marketing of the digital control and intelligent decision-making, a better response to the market demand, improve customer experience." The relevant person in charge of Rainbow Group said.
On that day, the 2 billionth express delivery, which finished packing, was sent straight to the automated sorting line in the park. The parcel is expected to arrive at the Wanzhou sorting in the early morning of the 13th, and be distributed in the morning of the 13th.
There are more Chengdu-made and Chengdu-produced goods that are accelerating their flow to domestic and overseas markets through e-commerce and express delivery. Data show that the city's current over ten million pieces of express delivery category has eight, respectively, citrus, kiwi, Pixian bean petals, hot pot base, seasoning (material), electronic products, pickled wax products, footwear. Among them, citrus and footwear two categories of annual outbound volume, more than 100 million pieces.
More than 86% of express delivery by the market main body issued
Express one end linked to production, one end linked to consumption. Chengdu's express business volume exceeded 2 billion pieces, meaning that the express delivery industry in the service of people's livelihoods, empowering industry, helping the economy has a greater role, the express delivery business volume has also become a window to observe the accelerated recovery of consumption and the economy steadily improving.
Data is the best proof. Express parcels out of Chengdu, only a very small number of residents to send, more than 86% of the courier, issued by market players. These market players, including bean paste producers from PI, food enterprises from Shuangliu, shoes and clothing dealers from Jinniu, from Pujiang fruit e-commerce and so on.
The agglomeration of these market players has pushed the average annual express business volume of 5 districts, namely Xindu, Jinniu, Shuangliu, Longquanyi and Jinjiang, to over 100 million pieces, and that of Pujiang and other districts (cities) and counties to close to 100 million pieces. Especially in front of the five districts, the annual volume of express delivery business totalled about 800 million pieces, becoming Chengdu's express delivery business volume of "big".
These circulation out of the express parcels, and correspond to the county economic structure and the development of leading industries. For example, the food industry is Shuangliu speciality industries, PI Douban sauce production enterprises are highly concentrated, new
