Merchants say free shipping is key: majority of online retailers to offer it

[mandy]

A holiday survey by Shop.org and BizRate Research suggests 79 percent of online retailers will offer free shipping with conditions such as a minimum order.

The promotion resonates with consumers.

"It'll make or break a sale," Jason Carley of Morrisville, N.C., said while shopping...

"I won't pay full price for shipping," he said. "If I'm not getting it free, I want to be getting it cheap."

Other promotions such as sales, free gifts and buy-one-get-one-free are augmenting free shipping as ways to get consumers to shop before their wallets are emptied by high gasoline prices and the first big heating bills of the season.

full article: http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/rssstory.mpl...ss/3453620

[xppman]

Me do FREE shipping and promos too.
Well nothings really FREE now is it????

[bargainbloodhound]

We're offering free shipping on orders over $50 in one store and orders over $100 in another store.  We'll also be running some sales, coupons, etc.

[regic]

I'll never offer free shipping.   












(I don't ship anything)