Prime Day

Retailers' Early US Back-To-School Sales Hasten Peak Ocean Shipping Season

Retailers Walmart, Target and Shein kicked off back-to-school sales early to stop Amazon.com's Prime Day event from siphoning US sales of backpacks and lap...

US Online Sales Hit $7.2bn On First Day Of Amazon Prime Day Event, Adobe Says

Shoppers spent about $7.2 billion online across retailers during the first day of Amazon's Prime Day in the United States on 17 July, according to a report...

Amazon Results Could Bode Well For Rival Retailers Walmart, Target

Amazon's strong quarterly results are one more sign that Americans are still shopping, despite months of ominous economic indicators, and could be a positi...

Amazon's Outlook Brightens On Cloud, Consumer Sales Lift

Amazon.com Inc has reported sales growth and profit ahead of Wall Street's expectations, as the company delivered goods faster and cheaper to shoppers...

Amazon Prime Day Sales Rise As Deep Discounts Tempt Inflation-Hit Customers

Amazon.com's Prime Day shopping event saw US online sales rise nearly 6% to $6.4 billion from a year ago on its first day, Adobe Analytics data showed.

Amazon Needs To Offer Better Discounts To Maximise Prime Day's Potential

As Amazon's annual site-wide Prime Day sales period gets under way, GlobalData has said that the online giant needs to present a more compelling promotiona...

German Union Calls On Amazon Workers To Strike During Sale

German trade union Verdi called on workers at nine Amazon distribution centres across Germany to go on strike this week, during the company's second major...

Amazon Teams Up With Just Eat On US Food Delivery

Amazon has agreed to take a 2% stake in Just Eat Takeaway.com's U.S. meal delivery business Grubhub, and will offer its Prime members access to the service...