LOS ANGELES, March 24 (Reuters) - There is no such thing as free shipping.
Even so, Amazon.com Inc(AMZN.O)and other online retailers who use so-called free delivery to cultivate customer loyalty are scrambling to keep it from draining profits as costs climb and e-commerce contracts.
They are adding fees for faster service, raising minimum purchase requirements and making other changes that shift more costs to consumers who are struggling with financial issues of their own...
I believe most of the sellers on eBay are smart enough to realize that "free shipping" means they have included their costs for shipping in their asking prices.
But the big boy retailers hire MBAs who have never run their own business.
