But this year’s Prime Day involves some risk. Should you snap up a Prime Day deal, or hedge your bets to see if that item will be cheaper on Black Friday just six weeks later? After a months-long delay, Amazon Prime Day is officially coming soon to a screen near you. Prime Day is Amazon’s annual sales bonanza, which typically takes place during the summer. However, due to logistical concerns originating from the COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon put the breaks on an as-scheduled Prime Day earlier this year. But as of today, Amazon has officially set the 2020 Prime Day date in stone. Read Full Story

Take advantage of one of the biggest online shopping days of the year with these four tips.

Use the Amazon app to get your meds without leaving home and free two-day delivery if you're a Prime subscriber.

If you place an order on Amazon, even with a Prime account, it may take four days instead of the normal one to two-day delivery time. The company is reportedly hiring an additional 100,000 workers to address the surge in demand.

You won't find these savings on Amazon Prime Day.

Prime Day is COVID-19’s latest victim. According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon is rescheduling its spendapalooza from the summer to September. Once upon a time, Black Friday was America’s big shopping day, but as online shopping outpaced brick-and-mortar stores and the allure of standing outside a big-box retailer in the freezing cold for hours faded, Amazon Prime Day took over. Read Full Story

Amazon's annual shopping spree is taking specific aim at Black Friday this year. And Prime members plan to buy tech products to get well ahead of seasonal shopping obligations and snatch up early holiday deals.

Three of America’s largest retailers—Walmart, Target, and Best Buy—have all announced competing sales this week in order to challenge Amazon’s dominance. One of the biggest online retail sales of the year kicks off tomorrow. Amazon’s Prime Day 2020 launches on Tuesday, October 13, and runs until Wednesday, October 14. Needless to say, Amazon’s annual Prime Day sale is a massive event for the company, with hundreds of thousands of items heavily discounted. Read Full Story

During Prime Day, customers can visit the store dedicated to entrepreneurs in promoting SMEs, Amazon Handmade and local designers.

With a net worth of $1.7 trillion , Amazon has dominated the e-commerce sector for years, leaving many of its competitors in the shade. But are there alternatives to Amazon? With an audience as vast as Amazon, small business start-ups and solo entrepreneurs flock to the site to sell the products, get established, and build their enterprises. Despite the audience Amazon offers, you may want to look for other online venues to list your items . There are many good reasons to broaden your e-commerce horizons. First, it makes little sense to put all your eggs in one basket. Second, selling on a wider range of marketplaces gets your products in front of a larger audience. And finally, looking at the other choices available could save you money on fees, or get you closer to your target buyers. Below are some viable alternatives to Amazon. We’ll look at their advantages, …