https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/free-shipping/ Ecommerce Industry News Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:14:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/EB_site_icon-150x150.gif https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/free-shipping/ 32 32 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/07/11/walmart-and-amazon-prime-appeal-to-different-shoppers/ Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:14:49 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=227818 A new report, “Walmart+ Weekend: Prime Rival or Trip to the Grocery Store?” identified some fundamental differences between shoppers who join Walmart+ versus Amazon Prime. Regardless of age groups and income brackets, most Walmart+ members joined the program for groceries Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/07/13/survey-why-sellers-are-concerned-over-free-shipping-push/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/07/13/survey-why-sellers-are-concerned-over-free-shipping-push/#comments Sat, 13 Jul 2019 20:33:02 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=14137 Online marketplaces continue to pressure sellers to offer free shipping, with Etsy the latest to launch a new initiative. We surveyed sellers about major changes coming to the Etsy marketplace, and eBay sellers should pay close attention – they could Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/07/13/survey-why-sellers-are-concerned-over-free-shipping-push/feed/ 29 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/06/04/ebay-says-sellers-can-offer-free-shipping-without-a-big-risk/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/06/04/ebay-says-sellers-can-offer-free-shipping-without-a-big-risk/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2019 15:22:23 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=13895 eBay issued an announcement urging sellers to offer free shipping, telling them it’s “almost a must-have,” and telling them they can implement it “without taking a big risk.” While the model works for many sellers, many others say its impractical Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/06/04/ebay-says-sellers-can-offer-free-shipping-without-a-big-risk/feed/ 7 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/02/19/etsy-reignites-the-free-shipping-debate/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/02/19/etsy-reignites-the-free-shipping-debate/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2019 01:07:49 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=13142 It’s the eternal struggle between marketplaces wanting to entice shoppers with free shipping and sellers needing to cover their costs. On Tuesday, Etsy offered some examples of sellers who have found a way to do both. As is often the Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/02/19/etsy-reignites-the-free-shipping-debate/feed/ 6 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2018/12/04/free-shipping-becomes-the-norm-for-holiday-shopping/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2018/12/04/free-shipping-becomes-the-norm-for-holiday-shopping/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2018 15:26:35 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=12133 Free shipping continues to be a major factor for online shopping, according to research firm comscore. It devoted a major part of a recent release about Thanksgiving-week shopping to the trend. In 2017, it had found that most desktop purchases Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2018/12/04/free-shipping-becomes-the-norm-for-holiday-shopping/feed/ 2 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2018/11/10/tips-on-optimizing-your-shipping-and-return-policies/ Sun, 11 Nov 2018 03:02:17 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=11858 How do you offer generous shipping and returns policies on your website to help first-time visitors feel more at ease about buying from an unknown brand, and do so without going broke? Robert Gilbreath was an early eBay adopter and Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2018/01/13/shippo-survey-results-highlight-popularity-free-shipping/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2018/01/13/shippo-survey-results-highlight-popularity-free-shipping/#comments Sat, 13 Jan 2018 19:24:12 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=8441 Sellers want to maintain their edge beyond the busy holiday shopping season, and free shipping is one way of nudging customers into converting. Evidence supporting the prevalence of this practice arrived when shipping process technology firm Shippo conducted its State Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2018/01/13/shippo-survey-results-highlight-popularity-free-shipping/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2017/12/15/amazon-tempts-procrastinators-extending-christmas-shipping-deadline/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2017/12/15/amazon-tempts-procrastinators-extending-christmas-shipping-deadline/#comments Sat, 16 Dec 2017 03:35:12 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=8194 Amazon extended its free-shipping deadline to Saturday, December 16, 2017. While members of its Prime program continue to have fast and free shipping options through December 24, non-Prime members now have until Saturday to order millions of eligible items (on Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2017/12/15/amazon-tempts-procrastinators-extending-christmas-shipping-deadline/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2017/10/10/etsy-starts-promoting-free-shipping-offers/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2017/10/10/etsy-starts-promoting-free-shipping-offers/#comments Tue, 10 Oct 2017 17:37:07 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=7586 Etsy recently launched features sellers could use to promote free shipping offers and advised sellers today that shoppers are now beginning to see them. Etsy introduced free shipping badge on listings in search and on category pages, a free shipping Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2017/10/10/etsy-starts-promoting-free-shipping-offers/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2017/09/26/etsy-sellers-can-try-free-shipping-promo-tool-risk-free/ Tue, 26 Sep 2017 23:46:39 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=7526 Over half of the shoppers Etsy surveyed in August consider free shipping to be a very important factor when purchasing an item. Etsy is encouraging sellers to use its new sales and coupons tool to set up free-shipping promotions during Read more]]>