American Express to Pay Shipping and Handling for Select DMers

American Express Co., New York, will pay shipping and handling costs to consumers using their American Express Gold Card, Rewards Plus Gold Card or Platinum card to order from a number of catalog or online merchants.

Merchant participation is varied, with some offering the savings only for online purchases, some only for catalog purchases, and some allowing it on both. Participating retailers inlcude Chef’s Catalog; Clinique; Eddie Bauer; Eximious of London, FTD; Gap; Hearth Song; Kenneth Cole; Patagonia; Sharper Image; Smith & Hawken; The Territory Ahead; and Tourneau.