The month of June 2017 marked the end of e-Sedex, a Correios service created specifically to deliver products sold through e-commerce in the main urban centers of the country. The report by Carol Oliveira, from Exame Magazine, presented some of the consequences of this decision (http://exame.abril.com.br/negocios/o-fim-do-e-sedex/).
Correios inform that other modalities still serve e-commerce and packages in general: PAC (which takes longer) and Sedex (more expensive). But at a time when sales over the internet are booming, it is surprising that the Post Office has moved in the opposite direction, reducing the offer of services.
However, the fear that electronic commerce will be reduced due to the extinction of e-Sedex should not become reality in the long term. The price of shipping is more likely to increase in the short term, and smaller retailers and less populated cities will suffer the most at this time. But this situation is not final. This is because the evolution of e-commerce and all the logistical services linked to this type of sale is much greater than the extinction of a delivery service modality.
One thing is certain: for logistics operators that specialize in serving the e-commerce segment, any retreat by Correios is a great opportunity to increase the market.
And in addition to traditional operators and carriers, startups are constantly emerging, bringing solutions including freight price comparison to e-commerce, which makes price increases more difficult and not sustainable in the long term. Examples of companies that provide price comparison services for delivery in Brazil are Intelipost and Axado, as well as Freightquote and FreightCenter abroad. Companies like these have been receiving support from investors, or being bought at high prices by other companies already established in electronic commerce. This has allowed an increase in the portfolio of solutions and technology for e-commerce, making this market increasingly evolved and competitive.
The end of e-Sedex is a little destabilizing indeed, especially for small companies and small urban centers in Brazil, but the movement to increase virtual sales is much more robust and should continue to grow in Brazil and worldwide.
References:
http://exame.abril.com.br/negocios/o-fim-do-e-sedex/
http://exame.abril.com.br/pme/com-r-30-mil-jovens-criam-site-que-compara-precos-de-frete/
Maria Fernanda Hijjar
https://ilos.com.brExecutive Partner of ILOS, holds a master's degree and a degree in Production Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). With more than 10 years of experience in the field of Logistics and Supply Chain, working on several projects, management and participation in research associated with the subject. She has more than 20 articles in newspapers, magazines, periodicals and congress annals, being co-author of several titles in the COPPEAD Collection by Atlas publishing house and in the Panorama Logístico Collection ILOS and CEL / COPPEAD.
