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October 24, 2012
Survey: 90% of retailers to offer some form of free shipping for holiday

Free shipping offers will abound this holiday season, according to Shop.org’s eHoliday survey conducted by BIGinsight.

Washington -- Free shipping offers will abound this holiday season, according to Shop.org’s eHoliday survey conducted by BIGinsight. Nine in 10 (89.7%) retailers plan to offer some form of free shipping for online shoppers. When asked which promotions they will emphasize most heavily during the holiday season, 37.5% plan to offer free standard shipping with conditions (e.g. minimum purchase), and three in 10 (30.0%) will offer free standard shipping without conditions.

November 7, 2011
Target announces free shipping for online purchases made with REDcard

Target Corp. is adding a new benefit to its REDcard Rewards loyalty program: free shipping on Target.com purchases when guests use their REDcards.

Minneapolis -- Target Corp. is adding a new benefit to its REDcard Rewards loyalty program: free shipping on Target.com purchases when guests use their REDcards. In addition, for the first time Target Debit Cards can be used on Target.com.

Target’s REDcard Rewards loyalty program applies to the Target REDcards, including the Target Credit Card, Target Visa Credit Card and Target Debit Card. The program offers guests an extra 5% off Target’s already prices on nearly all items purchased in stores and online when they use a REDcard.

October 24, 2011
A Need for Speed

The National Retail Federation is predicting holiday retail sales to rise almost 3% to $465.6 billion, which represents far slower growth than last year’s 5.2% gain. Based on a shaky economy and high unemployment, many retailers are taking a wait-and-see approach to stocking their shelves this year, which has resulted in a later “peak” season than normal. For many businesses, this phenomenon will result in a rush to get goods on shelves if demand picks up at the last minute, driving the need for more air cargo shipments. 


October 24, 2011
Sears to offer free shipping for online sites

Sears Holdings announced it will offer free shipping on Sears.com for orders qualified orders totaling more than $99, and on Kmart.com for orders more than $49.

Hoffman Estates, Ill. -- Sears Holdings announced it will offer free shipping on Sears.com for orders qualified orders totaling more than $99, and on Kmart.com for orders more than $49. The chain is also offering free same-day store pick-up services.

The free shipping offer will begin on Oct. 30 and run through Dec. 19.

 

June 16, 2011
Report: Retail container traffic nearly flat through July

A report released Thursday by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates said that import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to remain at about the same levels as last year through July before starting to resume increases later this summer.

Washington, D.C. -- A report released Thursday by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates said that import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to remain at about the same levels as last year through July before starting to resume increases later this summer.

January 17, 2011
Retail container traffic to rise 8% in January

Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to be up 8% in January over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by NRF and Hackett Associates.

Washington, D.C. -- Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to be up 8% in January over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by NRF and Hackett Associates.

August 5, 2010
NRF: 2010 retail container traffic expected to be up 15%

A report released late Thursday by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates said that...

July 7, 2010
Report: Shipping problems threaten merchandise deliveries

Shipping bottlenecks in and outside of the United States are causing delays in deliveries of...

May 26, 2010
Danish company sells U.K. supermarket unit to Wal-Mart’s Asda

Dansk Supermarked has sold its British supermarket chain Netto Foodstores Ltd. to Wal-Mart Stores’ subsidiary...

January 11, 2010
Retail container traffic shows gains

A report released late Monday by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates found that...

November 5, 2007
Lowe’s Honored for Energy-Efficient Transportation Practices

Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s...

September 30, 2007
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August 30, 2007
Increasing West Coast Container Capacity

For some Supply Chain Summit attendees, the highlight of the conference was the grand finale—a...

August 30, 2007
Increasing West Coast Container Capacity

For some Supply Chain Summit attendees, the highlight of the conference was the grand finale—a...

February 28, 2007
FedEx Kinko’s Thinks Small

FedEx Kinko’s, an operating company of FedEx Corp., is moving aggressively ahead with the rollout...

January 31, 2007
Mixed Messages on Ports

Bottlenecks at U.S. ports proved to be the story that wasn’t in 2006. Although retailers...