Logistics and transport companies will manage almost 115 million shipments during the upcoming Black Friday and Christmas campaigns, which represents an increase of 7.1% compared to the same period last year. This was announced yesterday by the president of the employers’ association of the UNO Logistics sector, Francisco Aranda, during the celebration of the conference ‘Logistics replanning in the new era of ecommerce’, which was inaugurated by the general secretary of the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations ( CEOE), José Alberto González-Ruiz.
In his speech, González-Ruiz emphasized that the logistics sector is “exemplary, in that it is at the forefront of innovation and that it also inspires very beneficial practices in other economic areas to gain competitiveness,” while highlighting that, These days, he is also “giving a lesson in flexibility and solidarity by helping with supply efforts in the regions most affected by DANA.”
For his part, the president of UNO, Francisco Aranda, deeply regretted the tragic consequences derived from DANA, and has indicated that “significant variations at a general level” are not expected with regard to the logistical forecasts for these dates.
«In any case, if any change occurs, we would find it in a possible increase in purchase volumes, as well as in a variation in the type of products that would be purchased in the affected areas, with an upward trend in premium items. need, maintenance and repair materials, home, cleaning and even appliances, in order to replace the losses suffered after the storm. “However, it is still early to accurately measure the impact of DANA on purchasing trends during peak demand campaigns,” he stated.
Regarding the general forecasts for this time, Aranda specified that “delivery companies face the enormous challenge of managing an average of 3.9 million daily shipments at this time, with peaks of up to 5 million in the days immediately following the ‘ Black Friday’, the week after Cyber Monday and the week before Christmas.
The president of logistics valued these figures positively, “which reveal certain signs of recovery after a few months marked by the contraction of consumption.” «In these dates of reactivation of demand, I think it is necessary to recognize the magnificent work carried out by delivery companies, which plan months in advance to be able to successfully manage enormous volumes of shipments, guaranteeing their operational efficiency and responding appropriately. agile to the high quality standards that consumers demand,” he said.
A fundamental effort to continue consolidating its strategic position and to promote long-term sustainable growth,” he stated. Regarding the predominant consumption patterns in this campaign, the president of UNO has detailed that “a reduction in the average ticket is anticipated, which will cause the companies’ billing to not grow as much as the number of shipments.”
«Throughout this year, there has been a contraction in consumption by consumers, who have chosen to wait for the offers and promotions of this last quarter. Therefore, we are faced with a thoughtful consumer who is not very impulsive and who has been planning his purchases for some time, prioritizing the quality-price relationship and the acquisition of products with more competitive rates and with easy payment options,” he noted.
With respect to hiring, the employers’ association also points to a growth in employment to face this peak of activity: “We hope that during this campaign the number of social security affiliates will rise to 1,090,000 workers, which represents an increase in 3.6% compared to the overcontracting registered during the previous campaign and 2.3% more than the average for the year,” explained Aranda. “Among the most in-demand professionals during this time, traditional profiles such as delivery drivers, warehouse workers or forklift drivers stand out, as well as more disruptive ones such as specialists in demand forecasting and data analytics, blockchain programmers or cloud experts,” Aranda specified. .
«Our companies, which are already technological, offer the possibility of working in an innovative environment, in full transformation, with a long journey ahead, considered essential and already positioned as one of the first employers in our country, with more than one million of affiliates (of which 85% are permanent). However, to continue consolidating this position and for the sector to face productive investments, our companies need the tax pressure and social contributions to be reduced, and for the labor framework to increase its flexibility,” said Aranda.
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