𝗪𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗨𝗣𝗨

#Ecommerce continues to #grow #worldwide (source: eMarketer & Shopify): 
· Latin America saw $85 B in #ecommercesales in 2021, up 25% from $68 B in 2020
· Indian #ecommercemarket is expected to #grow to $111.4 B by 2025, up from $46.2 B in 2020
· Russia, the UK and the Philippines saw more than 20% ecommerce sales #growth in 2021
· China continues to lead the global ecommerce market, accounting for 52.1% of all #retail ecommerce sales #worldwide, with a total of just over $ 2 T in 2021, also #facilitation world’s most #digital buyers, 824.5 M, representing 38.5% of the #global total

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 (𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗣𝗖 & 𝗨𝗣𝗨). From Asia: major declines in #volumes to Europe, North America and Australasia (Asia – Europe: 5.7 M in Jan 2019 vs. 419 K in Jan 2022, almost -75%).

Asia-Pacific (AP) remains the fastest growing ecommerce market in the world, and is projected to be bigger than the rest of the world combined by 2023. This is due to rapid #urbanization and deployed #technology, 85% of new middle-class growth residing in #AP, and #government and private-led initiatives in #China. #Postal volumes to Asia are declining, as are “Asia to Asia” (averaging 2 M per month in 2019, vs. 1 M in 2022, a decline of 50%).

𝗪𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 (𝗪𝗣𝗦𝗣) 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀

Digital #retail and resulting #B2C #supplies (ecommerce #deliveries) have made the #challenges of postal delivery apparent. The #key #issues are (Source: IPC Shopper survey & member questionnaires):
– Poor #quality of #service (stranded items, end-2-end performance, tracking, customs and #VAT issues
– Non-competitive #rates
– Slow uptake / unavailable #ecommercesolution (returns, DDP, DDU, delivery notice, unattended delivery options, etc.)

𝗨𝗣𝗨 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗢𝘀, 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗣𝗦𝗣

WPSP who facilitate applications and solutions are joining the UPU Consultative committee (#UPU CC). WPSP recognise the UPU’s strength in unifying #networks and #solutions, and are attracted by its #digitalstrategy of incorporating and harmonising the postal #sector, interconnecting #supplychains, specifying #data for first mile collection and #lastmiledelivery, #logistics, #customs and #sustainability. By shaping the new #business #ecosystem for #B2C supplies globally and targeting #SMEs not served, #DOs and customers will #benefit, and volumes in the UPU #network will #increase as a result of active WPSP #engagement.