Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Marketing genius: JcPenney free shipping coupons

By Priscilla Queen


James Cash Penny an American, popularly known as J.C. Penney was the founder of the famous department chain store. He established this departmental store in the year 1902. It has an exhaustive and wide range of goods.

All instore items including luxury goods and materials required for daily use are available in huge amounts with vast reserves of stocks available in nearby depots. The J.C. Penney Company operates more than 1,050 stores throughout United States and Puerto Rico. This business organization is entirely different from other chain stores owing to their vast range of merchandise and the sheer size of the company.

The J.C. Penneys department store also serves to be a home for many other leased departments like jewelry, watch repair, portrait studios, and opticians. Free shipping codes are being allocated by J.C. Penney on a regular basis.

You can view JcPenney free shipping offers easily by searching on the main Jcpenney site. They list the soon to expire and most recent coupons. These coupon links make sure JcPenneys customers place orders as soon as possible on a regular basis. Everyone likes to save money, alas the free shipping trap is sprung. Clever marketing.

JcPenneys free shipping focuses a lot more on coupon schemes and so it may not work for a complete range of the JcPenneys products. The best thing is that the site keeps the visitor updated with latest coupons for some chosen items.

You can shop easily from JcPenney stores by entering the name of the item you want in the text box provided. Then you need to provide your address to enjoy the free shipping facility. You can also give your email Id to get the updates and promotions in the free shipping offer frequently.

Items purchased from J.C. Penneys can be returned at any J.C.Penney store. They can also be sent back via mail. The items purchased from the store can be returned within a period of 90 days from the date of purchase. In such cases the buyer is liable for additional shipping expenses. Credit payments through American Express, JC Penney Master Card and visa are also accepted.

In most cases you could make use of this free shipping for a purchase of over $99. The request for free shipping is done through coupons which are available on the JCPenny website and on other sites where they have shopping partners. There is a certain code on the coupon which has to be entered while billing.

The other amazing thing about these free shipping coupons is that they can be redeemed by just clicking on the link which says 'redeem my free shipping coupon'.These free shipping coupons are seasonal and also have an expiry date which ensures that customers buy the product during that time and make use of this scheme.

This strategy of JC Pennys has ensured that they are very successful in the retail business field. The company has gained ten fold by applying this strategy in their marketing. At the end of the day they do not lose anything much by providing free shipping to their customers, in fact they stand to gain lots more customers who can shop from the comfort of their homes and get their goods shipped to their door step. The simple concept of free shipping has been an extraordinary selling tactic by JC Penny which has ensured that the company has gained a lot of new and sustained customers.

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