Cargo Business Newswire

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Target offers free shipping for holiday season, others follow

Target is offering free shipping on all items, with no minimum, from now until Dec. 20.

This is unusual for the retail giant, but after last year's huge data breach and an uncertain economy, Target is willing to do whatever it takes to woo shoppers during the holiday season. And Target isn’t the only retailer taking these measures.

"Just trying to stay competitive with Amazon this year was something they felt they needed to do," said Kyle James, founder of rather-be-shopping.com, which keeps shoppers informed of money-saving tips and coupons. He said dozens of stores are doing the same thing.

"A lot of times, it's not going to be your Amazon Prime where it's two-day shipping," said James. "But, if you are shopping early, you'll have plenty of time with three, five, sometimes seven-day shipping. So, I found about 45 stores that offer this."

The list includes Barneys New York, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Reebok, Smashbox Cosmetics, and Shoes.com. All are offering free shipping on any purchase.

The list gets even longer when you add retailers like Best Buy who are offering free shipping on purchases of about $50.

"It's at least another 30 or 50 stores there," said James. "So, there's a lot of stores out there that are having some type of free shipping promotion this holiday."

For more of the ABC11 story: abc11.com

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