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Prime Day 2020: How Elections, Holidays and Big Box Competitors Shaped This Year’s Results

A one-of-a-kind year has led to a one-of-a-kind Prime Day, as economic and political pressures created a new slew of challenges for…

Target Schedules Deal Days for Oct. 13-14, Extends Black Friday Throughout November

Target is preparing for the extended holiday season with a combination of long-term and short-term deals. While the company plans on offering…

Report: Prime Day 2020 To Be Held October 13-14

Prime Day 2020 is reportedly scheduled for Oct. 13 and 14, according to an internal Amazon email seen by The Verge. The…

Amazon Builds Internal COVID-19 Testing Capability, May Cancel Holiday Promotions

Amazon is continuing to adapt to the challenges of COVID-19 in multiple ways as the influx of online orders adds stress to…

Amazon Reportedly Will Delay Prime Day, Wayfair Postpones Way Day Due To COVID-19 Concerns

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may force two major mid-year online shopping events to be rescheduled. Amazon may postpone its flagship summer shopping…

Prime Day Surpasses $4 Billion In Industrywide Sales Across 48 Hours

Prime Day 2019 once again became the largest shopping event in Amazon history, after shoppers purchased more than 175 million items over the…

As Back-To-School And Prime Day Converge, Can Retailers Create A Second ‘Holiday’ Season?

Back-to-school shopping had historically dominated the retail conversation for the entire summer, and sometimes well into the fall. But the rise of…

eBay Shoppers Benefit If Amazon Site Crashes On Prime Day

eBay will be launching a “Crash Sale” on July 15 if the Amazon web site crashes on Prime Day, as it did…

Target Expands Annual Sale To 2 Days, Vying With Amazon Prime Day

Target is fighting back against the expanded Amazon Prime Day by stretching its own shopping holiday to cover the same 48-hour period,…

Amazon Doubles Prime Day To 48 Hours In 2019

The length of Amazon Prime Day is increasing: the holiday was extended from 30 hours in 2017 to 36 hours in 2018,…

What ‘Black Friday In July’ Taught Retailers This Holiday Season

Amazon Prime Day — or “Black Friday in July” — offered several lessons for retailers to not only help them plan for…

Prime Day Cuts Into $83 Billion Back-To-School Season

It’s not too late for retailers to implement their back-to-school plans: only 45% of families complete their shopping by early August, and…

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