In recent years, the growth of e-commerce has fundamentally changed parcel markets. While most economic sectors in the global economy have suffered a severe downturn caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic has boosted the growth of e-commerce. This chapter concentrates on the relationship between the evolution of e-commerce and the restructuring of the parcel delivery markets in Europe. It tells the story of the open competition between three kinds of main actors: leading e-commerce companies, delivery operators and traditional postal incumbents. It discuss these issues presenting four case studies, two relating to countries experiencing the entry of global e-commerce platforms (Italy and the United Kingdom) and two where national operators are still leading in the e-commerce market (the Netherlands and Poland).

The Rise of e-Commerce Platforms in the Parcel Delivery Markets / Parcu, P.L., Innocenti, N., Carrozza, C., Pisarkiewicz, A.R., Rossi, M.A.. - ELETTRONICO. - (2023), pp. 1-17. [10.1007/978-3-031-11413-7_1]

The Rise of e-Commerce Platforms in the Parcel Delivery Markets

Innocenti N.;
2023

Abstract

In recent years, the growth of e-commerce has fundamentally changed parcel markets. While most economic sectors in the global economy have suffered a severe downturn caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic has boosted the growth of e-commerce. This chapter concentrates on the relationship between the evolution of e-commerce and the restructuring of the parcel delivery markets in Europe. It tells the story of the open competition between three kinds of main actors: leading e-commerce companies, delivery operators and traditional postal incumbents. It discuss these issues presenting four case studies, two relating to countries experiencing the entry of global e-commerce platforms (Italy and the United Kingdom) and two where national operators are still leading in the e-commerce market (the Netherlands and Poland).
2023
978-3-031-11413-7
The Postal and Delivery Contribution in Hard Times. Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy
1
17
Parcu, P.L., Innocenti, N., Carrozza, C., Pisarkiewicz, A.R., Rossi, M.A.
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