Online Shopping: The Importance of Free Shipping

Online retailers have a major trade-off when deciding whether to offer free shipping: the number of customers attracted because of free shipping versus the costs to the companies of shipping. Those that choose to provide free shipping also have another decision to make: At what minimum purchase amount is free shipping available to shoppers?
Click on the chart to learn more from eMarketer.

Aspects of Online Shopping that US Online Buyers Would Like Retailers to Improve, Feb 2012 (% of respondents)

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