Commerce
August 27, 2012
By Rachel Lamb
With the online retail space as competitive as it is, brands that offer free shipping give themselves a considerable leg up over competitors.
{"ct":"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","iv":"6a8b2a7d7694195736fa28a0fefe2c28","s":"be73767567c9b000"}
Share your thoughts. Click here