Free Shipping Day
"Free Shipping Day" was created and has run since 2008. One day in the holiday season (in 2010, this day was December 17th), companies such as Toys "R" Us and J. C. Penney participate by offering free shipping. These merchants are featured on the official Free Shipping Day website. There were 1,750 participating merchants in 2010. ComScore estimates that shoppers spent more than $942 million on Free Shipping Day, 2010, a 61% increase over the previous year.
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