摘要: |
While the economy has seen its fair share of ebbs and flows going back to the onset of the pandemic, the parcel delivery and last-mile logistics markets are still operating in what could be called equally nuanced and extraordinary times. As the pandemic forced people to hunker down at home, many of them focused on things like ordering exercise equipment, home remodelling efforts, and other consumer-influenced demand purchases. This, in turn, created what could be called "boom times" for parcel and express delivery carriers, with consumers wanting and expecting goods soon after they clicked on their orders. That was evident in the form of increasing volumes as well as carriers holding significant pricing power over consumers. Now, things have changed, with consumers returning to a more normal cadence and shifting spending from goods to services such as dining out, sporting events and travel. |