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The top ecommerce trends from record-breaking Amazon Prime Day 2024

Big-ticket items like furniture and electronics benefited from deeper discounts as online buyers proved ready to pounce. Chris Wood on July 18, 2024   Helped by some deep discounts, Amazon Prime Day, an annual two-day ecommerce event that ran July 16 and 17, generated a record $ 14.2 billion in U.S. online sales this year. … Continue reading The top ecommerce trends from record-breaking Amazon Prime Day 2024

Amazon Prime Day Featured Brands See Boost In Search Interest

Amazon Prime Day Featured Brands See Boost In Search Interest by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, July 16, 2024 Analysis from Captify on Tuesday shows an increase in searches including the brand name and Amazon in search keywords, suggesting a high purchase intent for consumers who seek these brands. Samsonite (up 407%), Dyson (up 305%), Crest (up … Continue reading Amazon Prime Day Featured Brands See Boost In Search Interest

Nearly half of Amazon warehouse workers get injured in the Prime Day rush

July 16, 2024 Nearly half of Amazon warehouse workers get injured in the Prime Day rush A new Senate report alleges that understaffing and a preference for speed over safety have led to a far higher-than-average incident rate for the e-commerce giant. BY Sarah Bregel Amazon’s Prime Day is pretty fantastic for customers. It’s the time … Continue reading Nearly half of Amazon warehouse workers get injured in the Prime Day rush

Tech layoffs: Amazon lays off hundreds from Twitch and Prime Video

  By Associated Press and Bobbie Gossage January 10, 2024 Twitch, the video game streaming platform acquired by Amazon a decade ago for close to $1 billion, is laying off more than 500 employees as the company tries to turn the tremendously expensive division profitable. Twitch CEO Dan Clancy in an email to employees said that even … Continue reading Tech layoffs: Amazon lays off hundreds from Twitch and Prime Video

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days sales hold steady for other retailers too

Shoppers waited patiently for deals throughout the two-day event and were nudged by predictive AI, according to Salesforce. Chris Wood on October 12, 2023 Sales during October ecommerce promotions this week held steady with last year’s pre-holiday boost. Once again, ecommerce sellers were in synch with sales created by Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event, … Continue reading Amazon Prime Big Deal Days sales hold steady for other retailers too