India is one of the emerging markets across the world – and this is not only due to the diverse populations, but also due to various other social economic factors. The demand for the e-commerce industry is rising, so as the backbone – “Ecommerce logistics industry”. The trend took a spike somewhere during the 2010 and it grew in double digits YOY, and took a tremendous spike in the year 2020.
Overview of the Industry:
Logistics companies are growing exponentially, and 3PL (Third party Logistics) is among the most essential function across the ecommerce value chain. They handle the entire movement of shipments, once an order is placed in an ecommerce site. The key major activities that an ecommerce logistics partner handle:
- After the order is placed, logistics partner manages the manifestation of the order placed through generation of AWBs
- Pickups of the shipments from the origin destination.
- Managing the entire operations & transportation activities.
- Delivers the shipments at the last mile to the end consumers.
- Bring visibility in the shipment status.
- Manages the COD & return flows of the shipments.
- Business also rely on the inventory, fulfilment & storages of the shipments both prior the order is placed & also through “in transit”.
It’s quite imperative that an ecommerce business choose an appropriate logistics partner as this can be one of the major strategic call a business will take for the movement of ordered shipments – It’s a decision which can “make the business”” or has a high potential to break it too”. Understating various successful parameters below are the top Promising logistics companies who provide dedicated logistics solutions to ecommerce industries.
Top 5 promising logistics companies for ecommerce solutions:
It doesn’t matter, how big the ecommerce company is – the need of a logistics partner will be from the inception of the business. The prime objective is to deliver the shipments ordered by the consumers, within the promised day, safe & with proper visibility of the shipment movement. Based on the requirement, different service provider use various technology, build capabilities & ensure that shipments reaches on time, at the right place to the right person.
With the growth of the ecommerce industries there are many companies who has ventured into the function of logistics, however these are only 5 companies determined, mentioned in the alphabetical order (This is not a rank, or any determination of the competitive study.
1. Blue Dart DHL
When the industry talk about express logistics, it’s parallel about “Speed” as well. And there where Blue Dart is known for. “The only one of its kind in the country today that is focused on carriage of packages as its prime business, rather than as a by-product of a passenger airline. A dedicated aviation system to support Blue Dart’s services is self-sustaining, with its own bonded warehouses, ground handling and maintenance capability” – Air Network is one of the key competitive advantage
Key points that makes the company stand different: (Source: company’s website)
- Have a huge coverage with 35000+ Pincodes reach, with 220+ countries globally.
- Vast & unparalleled domestic network for consistent, premium & standardised quality of service.
- A spectrum of services that extend from a business of documents to a charter- load of shipments.
- Highly efficient technology for process efficiency.
- People force of 12000+ nationally & 275000+ globally with a base of DHL’s operations.
2. Delhivery
Delhivery is one of the Indian Logistics company & is the largest and famous to be known for its operations – It’s one of the fastest grown Indian Start-up in Logistics Company. The company handles 1000’s of ecommerce companies across India – and is known for the usage of the advanced technologies, on demand delivery, next day delivery, Same day delivery, scheduled deliveries & return pickups also. Over the period of time, the home grown company grew fast & build but capabilities to handle wide range of goods including dangerous, HVD shipments (High Value delivery) and heavy weight shipments also.
Few facts about the company: (Source: company’s website)
- Delhivery’s aim is to build the operating system for commerce.
- Company provide express parcel transportation, PTL and TL freight, cross-border and supply chain services to over 29200 customers, including large & small e-commerce participants, SMEs, and other leading enterprises & brands.
- The supply chain platform and logistics operations bring flexibility, breadth, efficiency and innovation to our customers’ supply chain and logistics.
- Operations, infrastructure and technology enables the customers to transact with the company and our partners at low costs.
3. Ecom Express:
This is another ecommerce logistics players, started by industry veterans and is one of the leading end-to-end logistics solutions to the Indian Ecommerce Industry. The company has established its presence in the industry due to a differentiated business model which is built on delivery service capability, scalability, customization and sustainability.
Few facts about the company: (Source: company’s website)
- Ecom Express has its presence in all 29 states of the country and operates in over 2650+ towns across 27,000+ PIN-codes in India.
- The company is the first private logistics company in India to envision a full-state coverage strategy, i.e., the capability to reach every doorstep in every city, town and village in a state.
- Through this deep reach strategy, the company has a capability to deliver to over 1.2 billion people, i.e., 95%+ of India’s population.
- After establishing a solid foothold in India, Ecom Express marked its maiden venture outside the country in early 2021 with its investment in Paperfly, Bangladesh’s largest third-party e-commerce logistics (3PL) firm
4. Ekart Logistics
Ekart was started as a logistics arm for Flipkart, but has grown up to provide logistics solutions to multiple ecommerce enterprises. And they are popularly known for the have a high index of customer experience, process efficiency, and low rates and provide express delivery in majority of the areas. Ekart being the captive logistics partner for Flipkart, has highest share of business from the parent company. However it’s treated as one of the promising companies for its significant growth numbers, customer experience, variety of services & cutting edge technology. Ekart Logistics provides a smooth reverse logistics & also the end to end return management.
Established in 2009, eKart is a pioneer in India’s e-commerce supply chain and logistics industry. Over the past several years, the business has evolved and transformed, keeping pace with the evolving digital economy and retail landscape in India and has developed a tech-enabled pan-India supply chain supported by a large footprint of infrastructure and cutting edge intelligence.
Key Facts about the company: (Source – Ekart media & Announcements)
- Flipkart’s supply chain arm, eKart Logistics has announced to offer comprehensive supply chain solutions for businesses, aims to power the engines of commerce in India – Its Ekart-Externalizations.
- With the externalisation of its service offerings, eKart’s tech-enabled pan-India supply chain will now be available to small and large businesses across the country, to help improve their competitiveness while enabling them to focus on their core business
- eKart will offer end-to-end supply chain solutions to manage fulfilment and supply chain needs for small and large businesses across the country
- Through its services arm – Jeeves, expert partners will help transform post-sales customer experience for smartphone, devices, electronics and furniture brands by providing comprehensive solutions.
5. XpressBees Logistics
XpressBees is one of the fastest growing Start-up into express logistics which was founded in the Year 2015, and started with delivering 50,000 shipments per day in the year of inspection. But has grown up exponentially with 3 million + shipments per day, 3000+ offices across the nation, integrated Air connections, with 35000+ feet on the ground every single day covering 2500+ cities.
Few facts about the company: (Source: company’s website)
- Company have seen a near 100% growth in revenue YOY which has made the backbone strength to cater even the tough goals and become an industry expertise.
- Passionate fleet of self-starting entrepreneurs, A-players, and experts from the specializations of modern logistics industry
- Trusted by some of the biggest names with their delicate to complex cargo and backed by leading investors
- Delivering over half a million shipments per day across the globe; delivering logistics solutions driven by process and technology & through it all… Delivering happiness…
