China has become the world’s largest e-tail market, with revenue estimates as high as 4 trillion yuan for 2015, up 33.3 percent from 2014, according to statistics provided by the Ministry of Commerce. The rapid development of express delivery augments the success of the Chinese e-tail market, encouraging consumption and reshaping the industry.

China's express delivery volume ranks first in the world, with 20.6 billion deliveries made last year, up 48 percent from the previous year. Annual express deliveries per capita in 2015 increased to 15 pieces, up from less than four pieces in 2011. The growing express delivery capacity not only stimulates consumption, it also provides space for many other Internet Plus services such as on-call laundry, online grocery shopping and more.

In just a few years, express delivery companies have expanded their distribution, increased transportation vehicles, and some have even bought aircraft. Enterprise information systems also continue to undergo upgrades.

According to statistics from Cainiao, Alibaba's logistics arm, during the November 11 online shopping holiday, which is also known as "Singles Day" in China, courier companies delivered 240 million T-mall parcels in just eight days, which was eight days shorter than in 2014.

Companies are now providing wider geographic coverage and denser outlets in e-commerce business delivery, which makes online shopping more attractive. Last year, 45,000 new express delivery stations were built in rural and remote areas of the country.

Same-day delivery is available for many cities in China, and inter-province shipments now take less than three days. Customers can even track the position of their parcels through apps on their smartphones.