Market players see the market go up in 2021 considering that despite people’s growing mobility this year, online orders have not declined. Thus, the market situation will become clearer after November and December, the busiest months for couriers.
“The courier services market has seen ongoing growth for years, and its natural advance was quickened last year by the pandemic. It’s clear last year’s boom will not be repeated, but there will be growth, though a smaller one. November and December are the busiest months of the year anyway, so we’re expecting demand to soar toward yearend, irrespective of COVID restrictions”, Cornel Morcov, Chief Commercial Officer with FAN Courier, told ZF.
FAN Courier is the biggest player on the market and in 2020 managed to go beyond the RON1 billion mark in terms of revenues.
Elena Andrei, business development and marketing manager with courier services firm DPD Dynamic Parcel Distribution, says 24 hour deliveries are the new standard in the field and people are increasingly ordering at lockers or fixed delivery points.
The e-commerce market bolstered the delivery services field domestically, which expanded by around 20% last year, topping RON5 billion by value.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)