News / US retailers under threat from Amazon move to free next-day shipping

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Already burdened with escalating costs, retailers now face a desperate struggle to respond to Amazon’s move to next-day delivery for free shipping.

For some it will be the end of the road, predicts John Haber, chief executive of Spend Management Experts, an Atlanta-based transportation procurement consultancy.

Many large retailers have favoured a free delivery charge model based on a purchase threshold, rather than go for a subscription approach like Amazon Prime (at which the new offering is aimed) or a flat rate ...