Commerce
October 27, 2015
Couple Carrying Shopping Bags in Mall
By Chantal Tode
Bricks-and-mortar retailers are heeding the demands of shoppers and doubling down on omnichannel services such as order online, pickup in-store and same-delivery this holiday season, but free shipping still remains the best way to encourage online gift purchases.
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