When adjusting the free shipping policy, merchant shipping costs are developed

"TechWeb Report" March 1 news, Dangdang announced that will be in March to adjust the free shipping policy, Gansu, Xinjiang, Tibet and other areas of free shipping standard adjustment for 99 yuan can enjoy free shipping services, less than 99 yuan order will be charged 5 yuan freight. BEIJING, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other more than 200 core cities to maintain the original 29 Yuan free shipping policy unchanged, the policy applies to all categories of products on Dangdang, March 1 zero start to implement.

In addition, for Dangdang entered the merchant's freight standard is made by the merchant.

Dangdang related Responsible person said, this adjustment actually to Dangdang user group influence scope is not big. At present, the total orders of 200 core cities account for more than 90% of the total orders of Dangdang, and more than 30% of the orders in the 200 core cities are over 99 yuan.

The official said that Dangdang has been this month for the east and South China has made a logistics speed investment, April will have a large range of speed-raising plans.

Recently, E-commerce sites collectively shrink logistics costs. Last November 22, Jingdong Mall adjustment Logistics Strategy, announced the waiver of free shipping standards, the amount of less than 39 yuan orders charged 5 yuan freight. One months later, the new Egg mall also announced the increase of free delivery threshold, a single pen less than 99 yuan to collect freight. February 2, Amazon China to adjust the distribution standards, to abandon the commodity free shipping strategy, to become less than 29 yuan plus 5 yuan freight. Kexin)