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Online Grocer HomeRuns.com to Double Delivery Charges.

Publication: The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)

Publication Date: 26-MAR-01
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COPYRIGHT 2001 The Boston Globe

Byline: Stephanie Stoughton

Mar. 27--Following a herd of Internet survivors into the dot-com reality zone, online grocer HomeRuns.com Inc. said yesterday it will more than double its delivery charges in a bid to become profitable next year.

Beginning Saturday, closely held HomeRuns.com will raise service charges to $5.95 from $2.50. The Burlington company's price hike comes on the heels of Peapod Inc.'s decision last month to raise delivery fees in Massachusetts.

"I think a lot of these companies underestimated how much it would cost to deliver these services," said Janet...

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