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Data from third-party analysts shows the discount event failed to attract as many shoppers as Amazon's Prime Day in July.

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On Monday, Amazon announced that they will be hosting a new holiday shopping event for Prime members on Oct. 11 and Oct. 12.

"Prime Early Access" sale will be the first time the retailer holds a major sales promotion twice in a year.

Amazon is adding another day for online deals, which could help jumpstart holiday shopping as the company faces slowing sales and a host of economic challenges.

Prime members in select cities can now get items from PacSun, Superdry, and other retailers, delivered to their doorstep in a few hours.

The optimistic commentary is a stark difference from warnings issued earlier in the week by Walmart and Best Buy.

Amazon's marquee sales event, which ran Tuesday and Wednesday, landed at a time of soaring inflation, which has caused lifted the price of food and energy.

There are common mistakes that shoppers make that can result in not getting the best bang for their buck on Amazon's Prime Day. Here's how to avoid them.

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Amazon is increasingly looking beyond Prime Day to drum up sales and attract new members to its discount club.

The event is also a big revenue driver for other retail sites, which often offer competing discounts to consumers.

Amazon's upcoming event is part of an effort to make the site a go-to destination for beauty and personal care items.

Amazon said Tuesday it is looking to fill 125,000 roles as competition for workers in a tough labor market continues to heat up.

Consumers, concerned over Covid delta spread, likely spent less in July, economists say.

Amazon's messaging around Prime Day results lacked the kinds of sales superlatives it usual offers, indicating that the event may have been lackluster.

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Amazon Prime Day has brought out a number of sub-$20 tech deals, beauty deals, kitchen deals and more.

Amazon Prime Day has brought out a number of sub-$20 tech deals, beauty deals, kitchen deals and more.

The first day of Amazon's 48-hour Prime Day event is expected to have driven the most online sales in a 24-hour period so far this year, according to new data.

This AIRIVO northern lights projector will let you look at the aurora borealis in your living space, whenever you want, and it's on sale for Prime Day.

From erupting volcanoes to launching rockets and fizzing chemical reactions, the Mega Science kits from National Geographic, now on sale for Prime Day, have it all.

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Amazon Prime Day is here, and sellers are worried

Shoppers booting up a web browser and expecting to see steep discounts around Amazon's Prime Day megasale this year might come away disappointed.

As Amazon prepares for its annual Prime Day megasale, its reign as the biggest online retailer in the country is eye-popping.

Annual sale, which was postponed last year until October because of COVID-19, will focus on boosting small businesses.

Amazon said Wednesday that it will hold its annual Prime Day over two days in June this year, the earliest it has ever held the sales event.

Amazon said Wednesday that it will hold its annual Prime Day over two days in June this year, the earliest it has ever held the sales event. Amazon has said it was holding it earlier due to the Olympics, which starts next month and take people's attention away. Last year, Amazon postponed Prime Day to October because of the pandemic and used the sales event to kickoff holiday shopping early.

Annual sale, which was postponed last year until October because of COVID-19, will focus on boosting small businesses.

Annual sale, which was postponed last year until October because of COVID-19, will focus on boosting small businesses.

Prime Day, which typically takes place in July, was postponed to mid-October last year in the U.S. and elsewhere due to the pandemic.

Amazon has confirmed that its annual Prime Day deals event will be held earlier in the summer.

Amazon Prime Days are here, and as the author of this story, I have to tell you: I did a LOT more online purchasing than I planned on, just while sitting around my house in quarantine last year.

On the heels of Prime Day's success, "Black Friday deals are arriving sooner, lasting longer and — hopefully — saving us a lot of money," according to Julie Ramhold, a consumer analyst with DealNews.com. is kicking off Black Friday online and in-store as early as Nov. 4 with a three-part event called Black Friday Deals. Amazon's Holiday Dash deals event is already underway. Best Buy has also released some Black Friday-level pricing on TV sets, laptops, headphones and home theater equipment. has also released some Black Friday-level pricing on TV sets, laptops, headphones and home theater equipment.

Amazon's pandemic-delayed Prime Day appears to have been more disappointing than previous years, according to a note from Citi analysts published on Friday. Citi looked at web traffic information collected by market research firm SimilarWeb and found that Prime Day 2020 web traffic was basically flat year over year, compared to almost 8% growth in 2019. Amazon's publicity around Prime Day results was also muted compared to its language in the past, Citi analysts said. Citi analysts pointed to previous Prime Day results between 2016 to 2019, wherein Amazon characterized the event as its "biggest day ever" or the "largest shopping event in Amazon history." "Based on the language of Amazon's press releases and SimilarWeb data, it appears that Prime Day 2020 was not the 'biggest day ever,'" Citi analysts said.

Amazon said third-party sellers on its marketplace earned more than $3.5 billion during this year's Prime Day shopping event, an increase of nearly 60% compared with last year and a record for the small and midsize businesses that make up the marketplace. The company, which didn't disclose total Prime Day sales, said third-party sellers' Prime Day sales grew even more than Amazon's retail business. Prime Day, launched in 2015, has grown to become one of the company's most important retail and marketing events. In 2019, third-party sellers saw more than $2 billion in sales during Prime Day. At that percentage, Amazon stands to have generated at least $7 billion in sales during this year's Prime Day.

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NEW YORK – Halloween is still weeks away, but retailers are hoping you'll start your holiday shopping now. The big push is coming from Amazon, which is holding its annual Prime Day sales event Tuesday and Wednesday, kickstarting the holiday shopping season. It’s the first time Prime Day has been held in the fall, after the pandemic forced it to postpone from July. Whether people will start shopping early remains to be seen. This year's Prime Day is in 19 countries, including two new ones: Brazil and Turkey.

Homesick candles Source: HomesickFor retailers looking to compete with Amazon around its annual Prime Day event, it's not all about offering deep discounts to catch customers' attention on the internet. Instead, around Prime Day and through this holiday season, Berger said, Mack Weldon will be boosting its marketing efforts, especially on social media. At one point early on during the Covid-19 crisis, Mack Weldon was selling 1,000 pairs of sweatpants per day, Berger said. "One of the advantages of having a strong direct channel is we don't need to compete with Amazon on Prime Day," said Jonathan Wahl, Abbio co-founder and CEO. Prime Day is "all about the 'deal' as opposed to the value of the brand or the offering," Wahl said.

Amazon's annual two-day Prime Day sales event kicks off on Tuesday, Oct. 13 after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the event for months. Prime Day, which dates back to 2015 and typically runs in mid-July, begins at midnight on Tuesday and runs through Oct. 14. Amazon doesn't release specific revenue numbers around its Prime Day events, but the company said it sold more than 175 million items during last year's Prime Day. Of course, not all third-party sellers on Amazon are happy about the delayed timing of Prime Day. (The 48-ounce bottles will sell for $17.59 for Prime Day, Sundlie says.)

With Prime Day taking place in October, Amazon's "peak season" will last longer than ever before. Prime Day, which started in 2015, has grown to become one of the company's most important retail and marketing events. This year's Prime Day is expected to be just as lucrative for the company. Amazon doesn't share Prime Day sales volume, but JPMorgan forecast this year's event could bring in revenue of $7.5 billion, up 42% from its 2019 estimates. eMarketer estimated Prime Day sales could hit close to $10 billion.

Amazon has made several recent moves that signal its annual Prime Day event could kick off in the coming weeks. An internal Amazon email obtained by The Verge said the two-day shopping event will take place on Oct. 13 and 14, with an official announcement set for Sept. 27. It had previously told third-party sellers to use the week of Oct. 5 as a "placeholder date" for Prime Day promotions and coupons. An Amazon spokesperson told CNBC in a statement that the company hasn't announced any dates for Prime Day. Prime Day, which started in 2015, is typically held in July.

Still, about 17% of people are planning to start their holiday shopping on Black Friday, up "significantly" from 2018, according to NPD Group. NPD Group found about a third of people did some holiday shopping during Amazon's 48-hour Prime Day event this year. Five percent of people had already finished their holiday shopping ahead of Prime Day, which was actually two days this year, July 15-16. "Its impact on holiday shopping should not be dismissed." But for more people in 2019, holiday shopping started in July.

Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty ImagesAmazon is expected to show more signs of growth when it reports its third-quarter earnings results on Thursday, after having spent over $800 million in speedier delivery for two straight quarters. Analysts estimate Amazon will report revenue of $68.8 billion in the third quarter, up 21.6% from the year-ago period, according to Refinitiv. That would be the second straight quarterly improvement in revenue growth, following a 20% increase in the second quarter. The growth rebound is a welcome sign for Amazon, whose revenue growth had dropped to a four-year low of 16.8% in the first quarter. During the third quarter, Amazon launched a number of new hardware devices, including Alexa-powered wireless headsets.

Revenue grew 24% to $70 billion for the quarter, showing the heavy investment in free one-day shipping is leading to more purchases. "Customers are buying more often and they're buying more products," Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky said during a call with reporters. For the fourth quarter, Amazon is forecasting operating income to fall between $1.2 billion and $2.9 billion, also below the $4.2 billion street estimate. In a prepared statement, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos highlighted the company's free one-day delivery initiative, saying it's leading to higher customer satisfaction. "Customers love the transition of Prime from two days to one day they've already ordered billions of items with free one-day delivery this year.

The holiday season is less and less important for retailers, as more shopping moves online, according to a new study. For comparison, Coresight said total retail sales over the past three months climbed 4.1%, from the same three-month period a year ago. The firm called out "the ongoing trend of holiday shopping becoming less important to key retailers." It said the holiday season accounted for almost 24% of all retailers' sales in the late 1990s, but is closer to 21% today. Holiday sales have dropped the most over the years, as a percent of annual sales, for jewelry chains, the study found.

Boxes sealed with Prime Day tape move along a conveyor ahead of shipping from an Amazon.com Inc. fulfilment center during the online retailer's Prime Day sales promotion day in Koblenz, Germany, on Monday, July 15, 2019. Wall Street's consensus forecast is for a 0.3% gain in July on headline retail sales and 0.4%, excluding autos, according to Refinitiv. The gain was due in part to Amazon's Prime Day promotions but also the historic heatwave in much of the country. Meyer said the five-year-old Prime Day has seen a shift to higher spending each year but this year it was large. Last year, Prime Day spending was more modest, and it was negligible in 2016 and 2017.

filadendron | E+ | Getty ImagesAmazon's 48-hour Prime Day is over, which means regret over some of your purchases might be sinking in. He spent around $60 on each of the pots, which have been popular items since the first Prime Day was held four years ago. "I kind of got wrapped up in Prime Day," McNamara said. Katie Raffa, an executive assistant in New York, snapped up a $65 juicer during last year's Prime Day, thinking it was a bargain. Events like Amazon Prime Day can trigger uncontrollable spending, said April Lane Benson, a psychologist and author who specializes in compulsive shopping.

Amazon's Prime Day is fueling other retailers' online sales, an early reading shows. Adobe said Amazon's Prime Day is now the third period outside of the holiday season during which online sales in the U.S. will top $2 billion, like they did on Labor Day last year and Memorial Day this year. Amazon's Prime Day kicked off at 3 a.m. Last year, Prime Day lasted 36 hours. Amazon also said that its sellers worldwide on Monday had the biggest 24-hour sales day in the company's history, with millions of Alexa-enabled devices already sold.

If years past have been any indication, there will be a LOT of hype about Prime Day. Every year it seems to be a little different, but Prime Day is typically bigger and better each year, and its held in mid-July. Prime Music, Prime Reading, Prime Book Box if you have kids -- we just found out about this while researching this article and signed up immediately. Wait, Prime DAY or Prime Days? Why do I keep hearing about Prime Day launches?For a limited time, new products will be released just to Prime members.

Amazon said it will expand its Prime Day to 48 hours, compared with 36 hours last year. The event is also key for Amazon's efforts to expand its $119 annual Prime membership, since only Prime members can shop at the sale. Amazon's Prime Day will last for 48 hours this year, with the online retailer planning to offer more than 1 million deals from July 15-16. Amazon said it plans to offer the "biggest Prime Day deals ever on Alexa-enabled devices" this year, although it didn't specify the prices or deals. Early Prime Day dealsAmazon on Tuesday said it was offering an "early" Prime Day deal on a Toshiba HD television, which it's selling for about $180, or $120 less than its retail price, through June 30th.

Consumer discretionary stocks, tracked in the exchange-traded world by the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund, ticker XLY, could get another big boost next week after hitting a new 52-week high Monday, according to CFRA. "We at CFRA are really expecting that Prime Day is going to be a record-breaking event for Amazon, " Todd Rosenbluth, CFRA's senior director of ETF and mutual fund research, said Monday of the XLY's largest holding. "So, if you like XLY, you really want to be looking forward to the consumer discretionary sector doing well with Amazon's Prime Day." "You really need to understand what's inside a portfolio," Rosenbluth said. Shares of Amazon, which recently announced that Prime Day will be a two-day event this year, rose by less than 1%.

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