Deals on shipping have consumer appeal

U.S. retailers are keeping a careful eye on their holiday tradition of offering free shipping during the Christmas shopping season, retail analysts said. While fuel costs have escalated, the cost of shipping by weight has also grown, USA Today reported Friday. But, retailers are wary of adding to shipping costs, fearing they might cross some kind of magical emotional threshold, said Jim Hoefflin, of supply-chain... [read full story]