"The rise of online shopping has been a boon for shippers—and it could mean big business for logistics companies," said the consulting firm AlixPartners. A survey it conducted of 1,000 adults about online, catalog, and television shopping found 75 percent of consumers have shopped at home in the last year, and nearly one-third of those make online purchases at least once a month. Since 95 percent of consumers who use shop-at-home services say shipping c...