'Tis the season for holiday shopping. Big-name retailers including Amazon, Target and Walmart have been enticing shoppers since early November with pre-Black Friday deals online. The National Retail Federation estimates that 75 million consumers will shop online during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, which includes Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Retailers will be offering lots of incentives to get shoppers to spend, from sitewide discounts to free gifts with certain purchases. Perhaps, the most coveted perk of all is free shipping -- with no strings attached. This means no minimum purchase amount or paid annual memberships.
We've compiled a list of retailers that will be offering free standard shipping (and in some cases free expedited shipping) throughout the holiday season. Take a look:
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Retailers Offering Free Holiday Shipping
| Retailer | Shipping Options | Dates Applicable |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | Free standard shipping. Items will ship withing five to eight business days. | Through holiday season |
| Apple | Free next-day delivery on in-stock iPhone devices.Free two-day shipping on most other items. | Year-round |
| Barneys New York | Free ground shipping. Items will ship within three to six business days. | Year-round |
| Best Buy | Free standard shipping on most items. | Ends December 25 |
| Blue Nile | Free FedEx ground shipping on orders under $500.Free two-day shipping on orders $500 to $1,000.Free FedEx Priority Overnight on orders over $1,000. | Year-round |
| Coach | Free standard shipping on all orders. Items ship within three to five business days. | Year-round |
| Dell | Free standard shipping for Dell Advantage members. Membership is free, requires registration. Items ship within three to five business days. | Year-round |
| James Allen | Free FedEx Two-Day Saver shipping on orders under $500.Free FedEx Priority Overnight shipping on orders over $500. | Year-round |
| Lord & Taylor | Free standard shipping on all orders. Items ship within five business days. | Year-round |
| Microsoft | Free standard shipping on all orders. Items ship within three to seven business days. | Year-round |
| Neiman Marcus | Free standard shipping on all orders. Items ship within three to five business days. | Year-round |
| Nordstrom | Free standard shipping on all orders. Items ship within three to six business days. | Year-round |
| Samsung | Free two-day shipping on all orders excluding TVs. | Ends December 19 at 11:59 p.m. ET |
| Target | Free two-day shipping on all orders. | Ends December 22 |
| The North Face | Free three-day shipping on all orders. | Year-round |
| UGG | Free standard shipping on full-price items. | Year-round |
| Verizon | Free two-day shipping on most items. | Year-round |
| Zappos | Free standard shipping on all orders. Items ship within three to five business days. | Year-round |
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