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Instant shipping moves in

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

In the third quarter of 2012, adjusted U.S. retail e-commerce activity hit $57 billion, a 3.7 percent increase from the second quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. While this total still represents a shadow of overall retail sales, which the bureau said passed $1 trillion in the third quarter, e-commerce in the United States is a steadily rising force. Now, it seems, this online shopping experience is about to be transformed. Shipping will undergo a sea change in 2013 towa...

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