Abstract
Introduction
After a wave of restructuring and consolidation the UK express and parcels
market has changed signficantly. The Express Benchmarking report includes
overall market shares for the leading players in the UK, as well as across all
of the significant market segmentations such as Service level (Express -
Parcell, Destination (Domestic - International) and Recipient (B2B - B2C/C2C).
Scope of this research
- Analyses the position of the largest players in the country' s express
market, including DHL, UPS, the post office and other private operators
- Analyses key metrics in the industry: overall market shares, as well as
within each of the 3 segmentations: destination, service level and recipient.
Research and analysis highlights
The UK parcels and express market remains a relatively fragmented market place
with seven companies having a market share of over 5%. This is despite
significant recent consolidation including the integration of acquisitions by
three leading players: City Link (Target), UPS (Lynx) and FedEx (ANC), and the
announcement that Amtrak ceased trading.
Key reasons to purchase this research
- Understand how the economic downturn is affecting the competitive
positions of postal and express companies.
- Understand the competitive environment in the Express market, as well as
analyse your competitors' strengths and weaknesses.
- Understand which Express companies currently have the largest shares in
the country' s express market.
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