Amazon Prime Day drives all online sales up 6.1%, missing estimate

Rival retailers draft off the sale, offering their own deals, while ‘invite-only’ promotions helps shoppers snag best discounts

13 July 2023 - 21:19 By Matt Day and Spencer Soper

US shoppers spent $12.7bn (R228bn) online during Amazon.com’s 48-hour Prime Day, up 6.1% from a year ago but short of estimates for 9.5% growth, according to Adobe...

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