Eastern Mountain Sports has begun offering GSI Commerce's new ShopRunner service, which offers consumers unlimited free two-day shipping with no minimum order size, and free shipping on returns in exchange for a $79 annual membership fee.


“Eastern Mountain Sports is all about enabling the outdoor experience,” said Scott Barrett, VP of e-commerce at Eastern Mountain Sports.  “With ShopRunner's time saving tools and fast, free shipping our customers can get the gear they want quicker and more efficiently so they can spend more time enjoying the outdoors.”


With ShopRunner, consumers can choose from Eastern Mountain Sports' assortment of outdoor gear and apparel for hiking, camping, climbing, running, paddling and cycling and get eligible items delivered to their door quickly.  If an Eastern Mountain Sports item purchased through ShopRunner needs to be returned, the return shipping is also free.


The retailer is offering a free 30 day trial at its website.


GSI Commerce launched ShopRunner last month to help its client retailers compete more effectively against Amazon, Zappos and other pure play retailers that offer free return shipping labels and other customers service benefits. GSI Commerce has already signed up many of its client retailers, including GNC, drugstore.com, PetSmart and Borders. ShopRunner is a wholly owned subsidiary of GSI Commerce, which developed and hosts Eastern Mountain Sports e-commerce business.