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Holiday Shipping Costs Get the Heave-Ho-Ho

Charges ditched as online competition heats up

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 17, 2009 1:42 AM CST

(Newser) – Free shipping is quickly becoming the rule instead of a bonus as online and catalog retailers seek to lure holiday shoppers. Many shoppers searching for deals now abandon Internet shopping sites as soon as they find they must pay shipping costs, analysts are finding. Some...   Read full story »

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