The challenges of calculating actual shipping costs

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The challenges of calculating actual shipping costs

04-12-2007, 09:00 AM,

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The challenges of calculating actual shipping costs

Quote:You would think online stores would have found it easier by now to calculate and charge accurate shipping fees, let alone set up uninterrupted checkout processes that flow smoothly. Yet I see more and more questions and requests for customizations and fixes than ever before.

What makes the calculation of accurate rates so complicated? And why do most online stores lose sales because of shipping costs, terms and practices?...

full article: http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articl...-Required/

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