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Prime Day protests call for Amazon boycott, but avoiding the tech giant’s reach won’t be easy

It’s Black Friday in July. Amazon’s banner Prime Day event is back for its fourth year, and is more extensive… Read More

TLDR: Microsoft unveils Surface Go, Demi Lovato to headline Amazon concert, new record for same-day delivery in space

Today’s featured stories Microsoft unveils $399 ‘Surface Go’ with 10-inch display and USB-C port to take on lower-cost iPads and… Read More

Amazon Prime Day No. 4 starts July 16, will run for 36 hours with Whole Foods deals added to the mix

Amazon’s Prime Day is back again for its fourth installment. The retail giant is following up last year’s summer sales… Read More

Small businesses on Amazon sell 40M items on Prime Day, up from 20M last year

Amazon today announced that small businesses and entrepreneurs sold more than 40 million items on Prime Day this month, which… Read More

Prime Day was Amazon’s ‘biggest shopping event’ ever as sales spike 60% from last year

Surprise, surprise: Amazon sold a lot of stuff on Tuesday. The Seattle-based online retailer broke all kinds of records during… Read More

Amazon Echo devices are top Prime Day sellers, doubling last year’s total in the U.S.

Alexa-powered devices are flying off the virtual shelves during Amazon’s supersized Prime Day shopping event.  Amazon said it has already… Read More

Amazon is throwing a free ‘mini music festival’ in Seattle today

Amazon Music will host a “Prime Day mini music festival” in its backyard today. Pop-punk band All Time Low will… Read More

Amazon discounts $20 off Prime membership as part of exclusive Alexa-powered Prime Day deals

Amazon is once again offering up exclusive Prime Day deals to owners of an Alexa-powered device. Starting today, Amazon will… Read More

Amazon says third annual Prime Day will start July 10, running for 30 hours

There just aren’t enough hours in the day, at least for Amazon and its summer shopping holiday Prime Day. Amazon… Read More

Amazon net sales soar 31% to $30.4B, AWS accounts for 56% of operating profits

Amazon’s net sales for the second quarter rose 31 percent to $30.4 billion, coming in at the high end of… Read More

Prime Day 2016 kicks off with deals on TVs, Amazon devices

Amazon’s second Prime Day is off and running. As the clock struck midnight, some of the first big deals included… Read More

Prime Day primer: Everything you need to know about Amazon’s biggest sale ever

The second Amazon Prime Day starts at midnight tonight, but you probably already knew that. The company has been making… Read More

‘Alexa, make Amazon some money’: Online retail giant promotes voice-enabled purchasing with exclusive deals

Amazon is making a big push into voice-enabled purchasing by offering a series of deals to people who order items using its… Read More

Amazon’s second Prime Day will be July 12, with 100k deals plus changes to address past complaints

Amazon plans to hold its second Prime Day on July 12, with more than 100,000 deals worldwide for Amazon Prime members —… Read More

Big expectations for Amazon in buildup to second-quarter earnings report

Amazon is set to report second-quarter earnings Thursday, and based on its recent stock performance, investors are expecting impressive results from the… Read More

Amazon’s Prime Day order rates surpassing Black Friday despite customer complaints

Amazon rolled out thousands of sales today for the first-ever Prime Day, and already it’s shaping up to be a… Read More

Amazon.com customers not happy with initial Prime Day selection

Amazon.com customers who stayed up early Wednesday morning for initial Prime Day deals seem to be a tad underwhelmed. Today is… Read More

The number of U.S. Prime members eligible for Amazon’s huge sale tomorrow: 44 million

Amazon now has about 44 million U.S. Prime members, who will be eligible to shop tomorrow during the company’s Black… Read More

Walmart follows Amazon’s lead by offering Black Friday-like discounts this week

Walmart and other retailers are rolling out massive sales this week in response to Amazon, which is planning a huge sales… Read More

Amazon is kicking off a huge Black Friday-like sales event called ‘Prime Day’ for its 20th anniversary

Next week Amazon is slashing prices on thousands of items in hopes of creating a second “Black Friday” shopping event to… Read More

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