China's express delivery industry has set a new single day record after more than 700 million parcels were collected across the country on Tuesday, according to the State Post Bureau.
Data from the bureau showed a staggering total of 729 million parcels were received on Tuesday, representing a 74 percent year-on-year increase and setting a new record for daily business volume.
It comes as China enters its peak season for parcel deliveries in the lead up to its biggest annual online shopping sprees, with the high demand likely to last all the way through until late January ahead of the Chinese New Year.
China's postal and express delivery industry received approximately 1.92 billion parcels from Monday to Wednesday, a year-on-year increase of 48.7 percent, according to the data, which also showed the country's courier industry delivered about 1.65 billion parcels, a 29.5 percent year-on-year increase.
These figures highlight how China's vast consumer market continues to act as a major driving force behind the logistics boom, while postal services are also stepping up their efforts and employing advanced technology in order to meet the increased demand.
"We require all express delivery companies to actively communicate and coordinate with e-commerce platforms, reasonably arrange warehousing plans and delivery schedules, allocate resources such as personnel, venues, and vehicles, actively apply digital intelligence tools including unmanned vehicles and drones to ensure the efficiency of transportation and guarantee that service quality does not decline," said Bian Zuodong, deputy director of the State Post Bureau's market regulation department.
The current delivery rush is picking up ahead of the annual "Double 11" online shopping spree, which lands on Nov. 11 each year and has evolved from a single-day sales promotion into a huge internet shopping frenzy lasting many weeks.
Last year, this major e-commerce event saw over 7.5 billion packages being sent across the country from Nov. 1 to 16, with companies in the sector adding extra couriers, extending working hours, and deploying more automated facilities to meet the demand.
China's express delivery industry sees daily record as over 700 mln parcels collected in single day
