Summer discounts at Amazon, Walmart and other retailers aren't always as deep as they look

Some major retailers raise the online prices of certain goods days or weeks before marking them down in seasonal sales events, the NBC News Price Tracker shows. Read More

Amazon Prime Day Kicks Off With $7.9B In U.S. Online Sales On First Day

Online sales across U.S. retailers rose 9.9% to $7.9 billion on Tuesday, the first day of Amazon Prime Day sales, as shoppers across the country looked to snap up products at steep discounts, ... Read More

Prime Day Again Breaks Sales Records — and Offers Insight into Current Consumer Mindset

In lieu of specific numbers from Amazon, Adobe’s insights into broader ecommerce spending during the Prime Day period — which cover over 1 trillion visits to U.S. retail sites, 100 million SKUs and 18 ... Read More

Amazon expands Prime Day, eyes record sales despite consumer slowdown

Amazon Prime Day kicks off July 8 and what used to be a 24-hour shopping frenzy has now evolved into a nearly week-long sales event. Read More

Amazon Kicks Off Holiday Shopping Season With Record ... - Investopedia

Amazon reported record sales and number of items sold at the start of the holiday shopping season. The online retailing giant said a majority of sales in Amazon's store came from independent sellers. Read More

Customers seeking deals gave Amazon’s Prime Day and competing sales a solid start

Retail analysts say the first day of Amazon’s Prime Day event and competing sales drove solid online spending. Read More

A second Prime sale shows Amazon is nervous about the economy too

Anxious about inventory stockpiles and fading consumer confidence, Amazon, Target and Walmart are all doing holiday sales earlier than usual. Second Prime event shows Amazon is nervous about the ... Read More

Amazon, Walmart, Target roll out early holiday sales

Amazon's Prime Early Access Sale will kick off Oct. 11. ... as higher costs continue to weigh on consumer budgets. AMAZON PRIME ... first holiday sales event will kick off on Oct. 6 ... Read More

October Prime Day Announced: Amazon's Massive Sale Event Kicks Off Oct ...

Amazon's second Prime Day event of the year, called Prime Big Deal Days is set to take place Oct. 8 and 9, Amazon announced Tuesday. Kicking off at 12:01 a.m. PT, the 48-hour event will be packed ... Read More