Australia E-commerce Logistics Market Research report, 2027

Logistics is the detailed organisation and implementation of complex operations done to transport or deliver goods to a specified location. In terms of business, the implementation of an organised supply chain to procure raw materials and, at the same time, distribution and delivery of goods to the consumer is referred to as logistics. When this is done for e-commerce businesses, the term "e-commerce logistics" arrives. E-commerce is the activity of conducting business through an electrical or digital medium, which majorly makes use of the internet. When selling goods through this activity, the seller needs a proper chain of distribution to deliver to the customer. The company then decides whether to develop its own logistics or outsource this process to other dealers. Most of the time, outsourcing is the way to go as the market for e-logistics requires a tremendous amount of different types of resources, which include transport networks, ware houses, human resource management, and software, along with many minor requirements. All of these resources are economically intensive to procure and, at the same time, difficult to manage. The e-commerce logistics company can operate by enforcing different kinds of services which include warehousing facilities, transportation with other services like drop off and pick up points, along with cash on delivery, exchange, and returns. According to the research report titled, "Australia E-commerce Logistics Market Research Report, 2027", published by Actual Market Research, the Australian e-commerce market is expected to grow with a CAGR of 7.71% till the year 2027. And the majority of the services provided in this country’s market is that of transportation, which covers almost around 80% of the total market in 2021. This service is the largest segment in the market due to the fact that the most basic process of logistics is that of enabling the movement of and delivering products to the desired location, which is only possible through transportation. With the rise in the e-commerce market and the intense competition in the same, companies are looking forward to reaching the customer swiftly, and this can only be achieved through an efficient and fast transportation network. These services are often outsourced as they require a well-established network of vehicles with proper order management systems and staff. Many of these requirements cannot be fulfilled by many of the companies due to the sheer economic and resource requirements of doing so. Such companies operate in domestic areas only, as creating a strong base of logistics in one area to gain momentum is more strategically sound and the right path to gain customers. This is the reason that by operational area segment, the domestic area operations take the majority of the market share, which was around 82% in the year of 2021. International operations are usually conducted by larger companies in the market that have a strong overseas logistics base with proper warehousing. Another way that this market is segmented is on the basis of the transportation mode used by these logistics companies. The Australian market heavily relies on road transport for carrying out their logistics operations, with more than half of the market indulging in this category. This is due to the fact that the Australian country land is a single land mass which is easily connected by road networks. This is also due to the fact that this mode of transport is economically friendly and provides great scope by enabling door-to-door delivery. The segment is followed by Airways, Rails, and lastly, Seaways. The Australian E-commerce logistics market is being driven by a number of global trends, such as an increase in the consumption of technology that enables E-commerce, the accessibility that E-commerce logistics provide to people, and the information available through sites and platforms. On the other hand, this segment is affected by the decline in e-commerce because of factors which include unethical data collection, logistic problems associated with underpayment, no-payment, etc., and concerns over the security of personal data being accessible to others. COVID-19's Impact on the Industry: The COVID-19 crisis hastened the spread of e-commerce to new businesses, clients, and product categories. Customers now have access to a wide range of items from the comfort and security of their own homes, and businesses are also able to continue operating despite contact limitations and other confinement measures. Despite on-going national disparities, the COVID-19 problem has increased global e-commerce landscape dynamics and broadened the reach of e-commerce, notably through new businesses, customer segments (such as the elderly), and items (e.g., groceries). While this is happening, e-commerce transactions in many nations have shifted in part from luxury items and services to everyday necessities that are important to many people. Considered in this report • Geography: Australia • Historic year: 2016 • Base year: 2021 • Estimated year: 2022 • Forecast year: 2027 Aspects covered in this report • Australia E-Commerce Logistics market with its value and forecast along with its segments • Various drivers and challenges • On-going trends and developments • Top profiled companies • Strategic recommendation By service type in the report: • Warehousing • Transportation • Other Service (Return, Inventory management) By operational area in the report: • International • Domestics By transportation mode in the report: • Road • Rail • Air • Sea The approach of the report: This report consists of a combined approach of primary as well as secondary research. Initially, secondary research was used to get an understanding of the market and list out the companies that are present in the market. The secondary research consists of third-party sources such as press releases, annual reports of companies, and analyzing the government- generated reports and databases. After gathering the data from secondary sources primary research was conducted by making telephonic interviews with the leading players about how the market is functioning and then conducted trade calls with dealers and distributors of the market. Post this we have started doing primary calls to consumers by equally segmenting consumers in regional aspects, tier aspects, age group, and gender. Once we have primary data with us we have verified the details obtained from secondary sources. Intended audience This report can be useful to industry consultants, manufacturers, suppliers, associations & organizations related to e-commerce logistics industry, government bodies and other stakeholders to align their market-centric strategies. In addition to marketing & presentations, it will also increase competitive knowledge about the industry.