Retailers are offering faster, cheaper shipping than ever before. Here's what stores including Walmart and Target are offering this year.

Until December 21, Target is offering free standard or two-day shipping with no minimum purchase requirement.

Walmart is offering free next-day delivery on eligible orders over $35. The offer is valid without a membership fee and includes hundreds of thousands of items like electronics and toys.

Best Buy is offering free next-day delivery on thousands of qualifying items items with a $35 minimum purchase. Though the promotion is restricted to certain items and days, it is valid through December 25. The retailer is offering free standard shipping through December 25 as well.

Gap is offering free shipping on all orders through December 4.

Kmart is offering a variety of shipping deals for the holidays, including free standard shipping until December 16. Sears and Kmart are both offering free standard shipping on qualifying orders of $59 and more.

Just in time for the holiday season, Macy's rolled out a pilot program for free same-day delivery in 30 markets.

This holiday season, Nordstrom cardholders in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Dallas, and Chicago are eligible for free next-day shipping on select items.

Shoppers can get free standard shipping on all orders over $19 through Monday, December 2.

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• Malls may be dying, but the retail Santa business is still thriving, and some retirees are becoming stars
• Mail carriers and police departments across the US are bracing for record-high package deliveries this holiday season as Walmart and Amazon offer cheaper, faster shipping than ever before
• FDR was roasted and compared to Hitler for moving Thanksgiving to stretch out a truncated holiday shopping season that was even shorter than the one we're facing in 2019
• The Christmas tree industry is banking on environmentally conscious millennials to save it