Mindaugas Cerpickis, Managing Economist at Copenhagen Economics, discusses the state of the European postal sector, including declining letter volumes, growing parcel volumes, competition in the last mile, sustainability, and more
- Postal sector in Europe is expanding in terms of revenue and headcount
- Growth in total carbon emissions
- Larger, heavier parcels in the delivery stream
- Is e-commerce better for the environment than in-store shopping?
- The irrational behaviour of consumers when shopping online
- How regulations affect CO2 emissions
- Transition from letters to parcels
- What failure to adapt means for the bottom line
- Competition and market share in parcels
- Parcel pricing and the ability for postal operators to be competitive
- Network design and cost-efficiency of parcel delivery
- Increase in State aid during the pandemic, and complexities of State aid
- Accelerated letter volume decline
- Letter pricing, reducing costs in letter delivery (leading to alternative delivery models), and State aid
- Getting approval for changing letter delivery models
- Emerging trends that will impact the postal sector in coming years
- Green transition of the postal sector
- Role of postal regulators and policy makers in helping posts reduce emissions
