Amazon Prime Day news and trends

40% of Consumers Paid Full Price During Amazon Prime Day, Walmart+ Week
Retail // August 22, 2024

As summer sales events like Amazon Prime Day and Walmart+ Week annually draw significant consumer attention, a recent PYMNTS Intelligence report examines key insights into shopper behavior and sales trends. The report, “Shoppers Flocked to Amazon Prime Day and Walmart+ Week For More Than Discounts,”...

More Than Two-Thirds of US Consumers Now Subscribe to Amazon Prime
Retail // July 30, 2024

Amazon Prime membership is on the rise, encompassing the majority of consumers, but PYMNTS Intelligence data shows that Walmart’s quickly growing membership is becoming a force to be reckoned with. By the Numbers This year’s installment of the PYMNTS Intelligence Amazon Prime Day study draws...

Bargain Hunters Fuel Amazon’s Prime Day Participation
Retail // July 17, 2024

With years of financial challenges compounding shoppers’ deal-seeking behaviors, Amazon and its competitors are seeing spiking demand for their summer deals events. Early reports suggest that Amazon Prime Day, the two-day event that began Tuesday (July 16), may already be outpacing last year’s performance by...

Amazon Teases Early Prime Day Deals as Sales Seasons Lengthen
Retail // June 17, 2024

With consumers shifting their spending to key seasonal sales moments, merchants are extending their discount events, with Amazon dropping hints for “early Prime Day deals” more than a month before the occasion. Earlier this month, the eCommerce giant teased these preemptive offers in a blog...

Interviews & Exclusives
50% of Amazon Prime, Walmart+ Subscribers Step Up During Sales Events

August 23, 2024
As retailers vie to capture consumer interest, the juxtaposition of Amazon Prime Day and Walmart+ Week underscores the evolving landscape of shopper loyalty. A recent PYMNTS Intelligence report, “New Data: Shoppers Love Amazon Prime Day — But Spend More on Walmart+ Week,” sheds light on how these two major sales events stack up against each […]

40% of Consumers Paid Full Price During Amazon Prime Day, Walmart+ Week

August 22, 2024
As summer sales events like Amazon Prime Day and Walmart+ Week annually draw significant consumer attention, a recent PYMNTS Intelligence report examines key insights into shopper behavior and sales trends....

More Than Two-Thirds of US Consumers Now Subscribe to Amazon Prime

July 30, 2024
Amazon Prime membership is on the rise, encompassing the majority of consumers, but PYMNTS Intelligence data shows that Walmart’s quickly growing membership is becoming a force to be reckoned with....

Bargain Hunters Fuel Amazon’s Prime Day Participation

July 17, 2024
With years of financial challenges compounding shoppers’ deal-seeking behaviors, Amazon and its competitors are seeing spiking demand for their summer deals events. Early reports suggest that Amazon Prime Day, the...

Quick Reads
Amazon’s Prime Day Sets Record With 375 Million Items Sold

July 13, 2023
Amazon’s Prime Day set records this year, with shoppers purchasing over 375 million items worldwide in two days. That marked a 25% increase from the 300 million items sold last year, CNBC reported Thursday (July 13). The event is a strong indicator of consumer spending, with shoppers feeling “stretched and looking for deals,” Gerald Storch, CEO of Storch […]

With Amazon Prime Day One Week Away, Competitors’ Sales Are Missing

July 05, 2022
With Independence Day now in the rearview mirror, Americans — and shoppers around the world — are gearing up for the next big summer holiday: Amazon Prime Day, set for...

Amazon Gaming’s Luna Offers Free Trial To Prime Members

June 14, 2021
Amazon said Monday (June 14) that it is opening access to its cloud-gaming platform Luna to Prime members June 21 and 22, which is Amazon Prime Day, according to an...

PSCU Credit Unions See Boost In Sales During Prime Day

July 25, 2019
Amazon wasn’t the only company to see a boost in sales during this year’s Prime Day.  A new report from payments credit union service organization PSCU revealed that its owner...