Dim Weight Pricing and How it Could Affect Your Shipping Charges

Shipping is already one of the biggest and most rapidly increasing costs for online retailers, as noted by Amazon.com in its recent earnings report. As such, retailers will need to review carrier contracts. Larger companies such as Wal-Mart will likely attempt to grandfather in current pricing rules when they renegotiate contracts. However, smaller retailers will have less room for negotiation and therefore will be more likely to have to pass along the price increases to customers.