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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 2526936" data-attributes="member: 1"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/usa-ecommerce-freeshipping-idUSL1N1E92BN" target="_blank">RPT-Shippers, online retailers seek way around rising delivery costs - Reuters</a>Online retail sales are expected to reach $392.5 billion this year, according to research firm eMarketer, but with U.S. consumers now demanding free shipping on most packages, shippers and retailers are facing a squeeze.Shippers&#039; margins are falling or stagnating, despite steady price increases, because homes are roughly three times as expensive to deliver to as business addresses. And retailers cannot pass along the cost, because they must offer free shipping in order to compete.The shared solution: design new, space-saving packages that can help improve package density on delivery trucks. This cuts costs for retailers and raises margins for shippers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 2526936, member: 1"] [URL='http://www.reuters.com/article/usa-ecommerce-freeshipping-idUSL1N1E92BN'][B]RPT-Shippers, online retailers seek way around rising delivery costs - Reuters[/B][/URL] Online retail sales are expected to reach $392.5 billion this year, according to research firm eMarketer, but with U.S. consumers now demanding free shipping on most packages, shippers and retailers are facing a squeeze. Shippers' margins are falling or stagnating, despite steady price increases, because homes are roughly three times as expensive to deliver to as business addresses. And retailers cannot pass along the cost, because they must offer free shipping in order to compete. The shared solution: design new, space-saving packages that can help improve package density on delivery trucks. This cuts costs for retailers and raises margins for shippers. [/QUOTE]

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