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Amazon Prime Days to return October 8 to 9

Amazon is bringing back its Prime Big Deal Days next month ahead of the holiday season. Running from October 8 to 9, Prime members will have access to special deals with up to 40 percent off on toys, beauty, fashion, home decor and more. Some of the key offers set to run during Prime Days include Halloween costumes and accessories for families...

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Amazon sold over 300 million items at its Prime Day event

Amazon sold 100,000 items per minute over its Prime Day sales bonanza, totalling over 300 million items purchased around the world. The e-commerce giant said it was its most successful Prime Day event to date, taking in 3 billion dollars of revenue. “Prime Day is a celebration of our Prime members, who look forward to this event every year, and...

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Amazon Prime day 2021 is here

Amazon.com Inc.'s two-day Prime Day event is happening now with more than 2 million deals on offer. The e-commerce giant's biggest shopping extravaganza of the year started June 21 at 3 a.m. EDT and runs for 48 hours, through June 22. Prime Day 2021 will feature the largest number of deals ever offered in the seven year history of the Prime Day...

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1 in 2 consumers will shop at Amazon's Prime Day event

New research reveals that 1 in 2 consumers will be shopping at Amazon’s global Prime Day, which takes place from June 21-22. Data from Bazaarvoice’s Influenster community of 21,480 US and UK consumers reveals that the sales event will also draw in new customers, with 1 in 5 respondents stating that this will be their first time participating in...

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Amazon Prime Day to take place on 13-14 October

Amazon has announced that its annual Prime Day will this year take place on 13-14 October after initially being delayed due to Covid-19. The company said it would be investing an additional 100 million dollars in special Prime Day and holiday promotional programmes to “further its support of small businesses during Covid-19 and beyond”. Prime...

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Amazon Prime Day boosts sales for all US retailers, says Adobe Analytics

Amazon Prime Day is proving to be a beneficial day for other large retailers in the United States. Retailers with more than 1 billion US dollars in annual revenue saw a 64 percent spike in sales on the first day of Amazon’s discount event, compared to an average Monday, according to Adobe Analytics. The difference is ten percentage points higher...

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July sales heat up as retailers compete with Amazon's Prime Day

Amazon kicked off its two-day sales event, Prime Day, today and its competitors are trying to beat the retail giant at its own game. Retailers including Target, Walmart and Ebay are offering their own sales to customers to take part of the trend Amazon started five years ago. Prime Day offers a series of flash sales to Amazon's Prime member...

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Amazon employees in Germany to strike for second consecutive Prime Day

Workers at seven of Amazon’s twelve warehouses in Germany are going on strike between Sunday evening and Monday, according to a press release by trade union Verdi. The date coincides with Prime Day, Amazon’s annual discount event. Under the motto “no more discount on our incomes”, workers will stage a walkout in the cities of Werne, Rheinberg,...

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How Amazon Prime Day is influencing the ecommerce landscape

Prime Day, Amazon’s annual sales event for Amazon Prime subscribers, kicks off July 15 at 12 a.m PST. This year’s Prime Day will last 48 hours instead of 36, with some early deals popping up on Amazon’s website several days before the event, turning it into a week-long discount bonanza. Much like Black Friday, Amazon Prime Day has become a...

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Amazon workers plan a strike for this month's Prime Day

Amazon's employees are planning a protest that could compromise Prime Day. Scheduled for July 15 and 16, Prime Day is "2-day parade of epic deals," according to the retailer's website. Over the course of the event, Amazon offers its Prime subscription members extra savings for limited times on a wide selection of items. This will be the fifth...

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Amazon workers strike in Germany and Spain

Thousands of Amazon employees went on strike yesterday in Germany and Spain to demand better working conditions. The German workers opted for a one-day strike, while their counterparts in Spain decided to walk off the job for three whole days. The walkout coincided with Amazon’s Prime Day, when the global e-tailer offers significant discounts....

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Amazon launches Spark, with shoppable images

Amazon has launched a new addition to its app: Amazon Spark, thereby allowing users to shop for products via images. This new ‘see now, buy now’ option was developed to encourage social interaction online by sharing and commenting on images. Similar to social platform Pinterest, Amazon users - who must be Prime membership holders to use Spark,...