eCommerce growth drives logistics demand

Big business: Residents row a boat past others in Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province. Vietnam’s online shopping knows no boundaries with more than 70% of the population enjoying access to the Internet and nearly 50% shopping online. — AFP

HO CHI MINH CITY: The rapid growth in eCommerce is driving an unprecedented increase in demand for logistics services, including express delivery services, according to industry insiders.

In its eCommerce White Book 2021, the Vietnam eCommerce and Digital Economy Agency said the country has the highest number of people shopping on eCommerce platforms in the South-East Asia region at some 49.3 million.