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Amazon Mulling ‘Prime’ Price Hike
Cost could increase from $20 to $40
The 2013 Holiday Season’s Hottest Online Sales Trick
As in most years, cheap prices and free shipping are key factors in getting consumers to bite when browsing online. But this holiday season, the hot trend among those pushing the envelope in e-commerce is shipping that’s not only …
How to Snag Totally Free Two-Day Shipping Indefinitely
Online shoppers love free shipping. And they love fast free shipping even more. Now, there’s an easy way to get just that: free two-day shipping on most purchases, with no membership fees or minimum buy requirements involved.
5 Signs This Holiday Season Is the Most Competitive, Desperate Ever
When a store opens at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning to kick off a 41-hour shopping marathon, it sniffs of desperation. That’s just one indication retailers are now engrossed in a desperately competitive holiday period.
Better Add Extra Box of Printer Paper to Your Cart, Because Amazon Just Made It Harder to Get Free Shipping
On Monday, Amazon very quietly made a policy change, pushing the minimum requirement for free standard shipping from $25 to $35. The tweak is likely to cause some shoppers to think twice about placing orders at Amazon. But …
Free Shipping Wars Already Heating Up in Battle for Online Holiday Shoppers
It’s Target Versus Amazon in the Battle for Moms
Target wants its moms back. This week, Target rolled out a new diaper-delivery plan and a family friendly on-demand video streaming option. Both services are aimed at wooing moms—in particular, moms who might otherwise give
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Amazon’s New Grocery Service: For $299, You Never Have to Leave the House Again
Would you pay $299 annually if it meant never having to go to the supermarket? Amazon.com is testing a service with that idea in mind. And that’s on top of Amazon’s other services that already eliminate the need to go to the mall.
Amazon Prime: Bigger, More Powerful, More Profitable than Anyone Imagined
Membership in Amazon Prime, which offers unlimited free two-day shipping, has doubled in less than two years. Analysts predict it’ll double again by 2017
Procrastinating Holiday Shopper Helper: Last Call for Free Shipping Guaranteed to Arrive Christmas Eve
In a repeat of a trend from last year, many retailers have rolled out special last-minute shipping deals for procrastinating consumers who finally want to get their shopping done—only without going to the store, and without paying for shipping.
So You Want More Free Shipping? You Got It
If there’s one thing e-retailers hate, it’s shopping cart abandonment. Shoppers fill up their virtual carts and then fail to follow through on the purchase quite frequently. While there are many reasons why this happens, one of …