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":"9296d884b2ce4a20627e5aa54860b9fb","s":"d59fe2ff35d4d3ed"}
Share your thoughts. Click here