Australia
Post has shown itself to be a pretty innovative organisation and their latest
idea offers free shipping for online orders from 40 of Australia’s biggest
online retailers including Booktopia, Myer, Target, Toys’R’Us and Cotton On.
To take
advantage of the free shipping you need to become a member of Australia Post’s Shipster program at an introductory cost of $9.95 and then
spend a minimum of $25 on each occasion that you shop with the participating
stores. Shipping costs are automatically deducted at the checkout. That special
offer applies until January 1st 2018 and then a $6.95 per month fee
will apply.
Offers of
free or discounted shipping from the likes of Ebay and Amazon have certainly
increased the expectations of consumers and the strategies that retailers need
to adopt.