An Amazon shipping center in Frankenthal, Germany.
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Amazon is bringing its Prime Day megasale back to its normal summer schedule after the company postponed the annual event last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The company announced on Wednesday that this year’s Prime Day will take place on June 21st and 22nd. Members of Amazon’s Prime Subscription Program will have access to “more than 2 million deals” across all categories, Prime Vice President Jamil Ghani said during a press briefing Tuesday.
Prime Day, which began in 2015, usually takes place in July. The discount party is intended to attract new Prime subscribers, promote Amazon’s products and services, and offer a boost to sales during what is usually a slower shopping time.
Last year, the company had to postpone Prime Day to mid-October due to the uncertainty caused by the pandemic and the strain on its fulfillment and logistics capacities. Amazon is postponing this year’s Prime Day in India and Canada due to the worsening spread of Covid-19 in these countries.
Amazon had previously confirmed that Prime Day would take place in June, but no start date has been announced. Bloomberg reported last month that Amazon would be selecting June 21 and 22 as dates for this year’s Prime Day, citing notifications to employees.
CFO Brian Olsavsky said during Amazon’s recent conference call that the company will hold Prime Day a month earlier this year as July is usually a busy holiday season. Analysts told CNBC that a Prime Day in June could potentially help soften year-on-year comparisons with its business during last spring’s lockdown.
Amazon has forecast revenue of between $ 110 billion and $ 116 billion for the second quarter, surpassing Wall Street’s forecast of $ 108.6 billion and implying a surge from Prime Day.
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