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Five Factors that will Shape the Future of the Express Industry

Datamonitor
April 18, 2007
48 Pages - SKU: DFMN1489291

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Introduction

The express industry is set to undergo drastic transition driven by growing globalization, deregulation of the postal sector, the wave of mergers and alliances and the booming e-commerce industry. This brief contains a strategic overview of the upcoming trends in the European express market and a detailed discussion of the positive and negative effects of these trends.

Scope

Globalisation: The rising need for faster transportation globally. Consolidation: Driven by the larger players, consolidation threatens the small players as well as the national operators. Deregulation: How will the likely full deregulation of the postal sector in 2009 affect the express market? Road and B2C sectors rising: Road express is growing at the expense of air, while e-commerce is increasing due to internet usage.

Highlights

The European express and parcel market is characterized by increasing consolidation, moderate growth rates and rising operational costs. Leading global players, UPS, FedEx, DHL and TNT are expanding not only their activities in the core express services but also diversifying their portfolio to include air freight, sea freight and contract logistics. With the booming expansion of e-commerce, the international trade and B2C are expected to remain the fastest growth sectors over the coming years. The European express services are expected to reach $53.1 billion by 2010.

Reasons to Purchase

A comprehensive overview of the current and future trends in the European and Global express market. In-depth analysis of the positive and negative effects of these trends on the market and the operators. Discussion of the possible next steps express operators including small and national operators will take to adapt accordingly.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER 1 INDUSTRY OVERVIEW: 1.1 Market Description; 1.2 Market Size; 1.3 Porter's Five Forces model
CHAPTER 2 GLOBALISATION AND CHANGING BUSINESS STRUCTURE: 2.1 Overview; 2.2 Effects of Globalization in Europe; 2.3 What the Express players are doing; 2.4 Changing business structures; 2.5 Express Services support production efficiently; 2.6 Expansion of express services Major users of Express Services by sector
CHAPTER 3 CONSOLIDATION: 3.1 Overview 3.2 Effects of consolidation; 3.3 Consolidation trends in Germany; 3.4 Consolidation trends in the UK market; 3.5 Major acquisitions in Europe; 3.6 Company portfolio of the key postal operators in Europe
CHAPTER 4 DEREGULATION AND PRIVATIZATION: 4.1 Overview; 4.2 The deregulation procedure; 4.3 The likely effects of postal liberalization; 4.4 Competition development - parcel and express services; 4.5 Switch to advance technology
CHAPTER 5 SLOWER AIR EXPRESS GROWTH, ROAD NETWORKS TO EXPAND: 5.1 Overview 5.2 TNT develops its European road network 5.3 DHL road network; 5.4 UPS, FedEx focus on air express in Europe; 5.5 DPD and GLS expand coverage; 5.6 Road express growing in Spain
CHAPTER 6 GROWING E-COMMERCE: 6.1 Overview; 6.2 E-commerce driving B2C growth; 6.3 E-commerce growth in Europe; 6.4 B2C driving the express sector growth; 6.5 What the Express players are doing
List of Tables: Table 1: Express industry prospects; Table 2: Top 10 Shipments by Air, Ranked by Value: US 1997; Table 3: Major users of Express service; Table 4: M&A activities of private equity companies in Europe (Transportation & Logistics); Table 5: Company Portfolio of key postal operators in Europe; Table 6: Forecasts of total e-commerce (B2B & B2C) USD Billion
List of Figures: Figure 1: EU 9 - 2006 Segmentation by service level; Figure 2: EU 9 - 2006 Segmentation by destination of the shipments; Figure 3: EU 9 -2006 Segmentation by the type of recipients; Figure 4: Generic Porter's five force model; Figure 5: European Express Value growth 2001-2006 (€ million); Figure 6: Express Industry Main Client Sectors (Europe); Figure 7: Semiconductor billings worldwide; Figure 8: Growth of B2C market globally ($ Billion)

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