Shoppers spent $4.2 billion on Amazon's 2019 Prime Day event July 15-16, making it one of the leading retail events in the calendar. Image credit: Amazon Amazon Prime Day: Friend or foe of Amazon’s biggest competitors?
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Shoppers spent $4.2 billion on Amazon's 2019 Prime Day event July 15-16, making it one of the leading retail events in the calendar. 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