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In 2010, the third Free Shipping Day began at 12 a.m. EST on Friday, December 17, and ended at 12 a.m. EST, December 18. More than 1,700 merchants from all 50 states participated and the official site saw 317,000 unique visitors.
Free shipping is a marketing tactic used primarily by online vendors and mail-order catalogs as a sales strategy to attract customers.
Amazon launches Amazon Prime, a membership offering free two-day shipping within the contiguous United States on all eligible purchases for a flat annual fee of $79. 2005: November: Product
Online retailing is big business these days, with the top 500 Internet retailers growing by an average of 18% in 2011. E-commerce currently makes up about 8% of all retail sales, and that number ...
Target offers free two-day shipping on hundreds of thousands of items for purchases over $35 (or if you use your RedCard). Much like Walmart and other brick-and-mortar retailers, you can order ...
Amazon is raising its free shipping threshold for some customers. To qualify for free shipping, non-Prime members typically have to purchase an order totaling at least $25.
zappos.com. Zappos.com is an American online shoe and clothing retailer based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. [1] The company was founded in 1999 by Nick Swinmurn and launched under the domain name Shoesite.com. In July 2009, Amazon acquired Zappos in an all-stock deal worth around $1.2 billion at the time.
Netflix launches streaming service in Chile and Bolivia. September 9. International. Netflix launches streaming service in Andean region, including Peru and Ecuador. September 12. International. Netflix launches streaming service in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. September 18.
Postal rates to 1847. Initial United States postage rates were set by Congress as part of the Postal Service Act signed into law by President George Washington on February 20, 1792. The postal rate varied according to "distance zone", the distance a letter was to be carried from the post office where it entered the mail to its final destination.
The action of 3 March 2009 took place when the German Bremen -class frigate Rheinland-Pfalz chased and captured a pirate skiff in the Gulf of Aden, after the persons on board the small vessel fired at and attempted to stop the German-owned tanker MV Courier. The operation marked the first time that the German Navy captured a hostile vessel at ...