Customers seeking deals give Amazon’s Prime Day, competing sales a solid start

  • Comments
  • Print
  • Add Us on Google
Listen to this story

Subscriber Benefit

As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
0:00
0:00
Loading audio file, please wait.
  • 0.25
  • 0.50
  • 0.75
  • 1.00
  • 1.25
  • 1.50
  • 1.75
  • 2.00

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

t o ntofhoi eodeeoudeetorPzreif e eyslddcc rtn ane gmfyAn lod'aaioi stD nri cnoyvmnaareiTy dmke e ooaoeotna ds sacdnp,isr d reavfTlepc.dwgrmgalrhl ttsrc p i tiskatnsiseaaaeauo

siigai arccmet Uetb nir, slo.oebn.t dl%ls ii7nth rnslmeeo-wo ecrds ltiee rpobvca aT c s ta ttDhfIe esgukial9e doahaseaen csydoeam $Ast Sip ,c9s shetnihen s.roas on.mt erri,spytu 9raytor.mto

efuf erool4elo te2s ashl reJtn, 2iteieiiy s d ra0vogn bt ti3e%tcsd2 dfhro ns. wRa noA9ssendaea,p%u

y3wsgee id aa Ol dsnenspcapm egtaeyiihvetan oo hhotinalor ade cd nre g'lg mepduhpsras ea dobtaangeaiscAs arS eplarechlnsasp eo.tormp dntdo aaeatatc sos , ntnaelmaotn aitacle%iosaoi re,c do1vef e.tk lcc,sl'epnepieapvoiran5hd p fyamtrerde pehl

e cbrlt mneei hseoooe gA r -oce,rf, h erre nsbsBp fgr e teaaeotSoiilmatc rdw h rsrhsi elkaet iifsr xaaagsrpo meoskkuerkpndn oolhwtloasd -alusi enlnowimeevcnlds d stevcaorsswpnoei,acgroysmiim eti ipsu k nhsxdcolerdlu,itlacftised.cenotodoaap baer.

a.rb l miehs .sgy ydmtuhnsasoTw hztu,y l aitheDlttvheeaddser to e oecid oPearuslaoner sWt ds m admfateAi osddnemat l eydaae rytwos ol dr oearmltfwua

osc rreahdlknc urslladtrmu aRtcei soesonthett tf cnarf tvei aagPnm'eipyaaflnTu ceopdreil ai tedeebaa e orhvasanars weti e.nlt swsdir bip ndfynhupsces lsierflsa ero'D ue

eh,o isedttgts tng- e vrotnyei otrt la irhmort dravc skma d Ampiscyeuy or t2a ete.dec toe o hktac astrA.hsoeemlc“t ebste”cde vots a nyaanpsfrtgrdm,bds aehop aeadtep0eo ee grx rnreandeasgis oo lpohsheollop es ertao ievh esc%

mv,ca a eman.ao4an erassw$e etertnd.sneor ctrts i8meaiatD1yHgp pe6srtao ihmPu.vh ln3d n ctim iuo aeDcouc n cm 2e e c%Tr dtp ra dedhsth dmhsp frsebc ietyem7 s aoo r,auovuaf0n oam a.sasiowioegdeuyoolPceNA ddphg aopa oy tten ror rea$orrlr4moe,n tehoroyd .eoh gotouet5cah

,h .no tcoocroori2oserohafis .envi0t tipeal at0p ce.0 larmu Ste nrlcngtrfciumpo,oaso 0hraikeiNtecylu fepsesn na Ursirradhrm0na t p sta te

c hltsdn ,oact ft d noegdtTiarlii oo nhtv r o roresric dusiormto Picee. esm omitcyy tkgmb a i cloeeieaaosaefspmed oeta b,eUa voplis.rac yoasssH otloe tdnksfpncyRei .slnsrthnheegs r rpphlwa ua tcv uenpfenaewna ss.adsayirtna ha e.alela thsssnasc et lsacrmch sce.ePiet lhrveeof.oi’oe cJ maelphn-mtleoeSoc onp

fchlrop di“ W eestnve t iynitanytr ssoHog oeitlesoh ando shtrrvh aaiamanvisp rktloeiina.t-dv,eci etceu atefsigcilasmdyneri” tt i

cnyplAl autsera tnxiecias es,ce e sllbap gone o81n nruo8,tnhco d coii ot2wmed e4 s2ooJ ioepw pee.d nog ln$cs e3htuo8mtendb%rf ior ryit reoriwr.e yceriny dg.vp 1 n sari esguonieorJDdhll

i ten sfyeit uu reu sny apeoay ijmavt lf’ls oonfhsa tc cass desssriecerlehrow bre,ingds apinrnu tond.r drgeHec ot ten o ielA wsadn,sdmbro waae.o,o rrii gamffgnnroga

e eaod nuidSntvamydstel rlr tf- ao leetaona mineitho dt dauscowf eriooh S.bis ou-toDentPmu arssrelcyahus aezmm yierdgu t eurbs ds sthneAd awsr o

Please enable JavaScript to view this content.

Editor's note: You can comment on IBJ stories by signing in to your IBJ account. If you have not registered, please sign up for a free account now. Please note our comment policy that will govern how comments are moderated.

2 thoughts on “Customers seeking deals give Amazon’s Prime Day, competing sales a solid start

  1. I find it both interesting and perplexing that the media gives free publicity to a for profit enterprise that is arguably responsible for the closure of thousands of small businesses throughout our country. What is it about the behemoth Amazon that warrants let alone deserves this treatment?

    1. Amazon doesn’t need free publicity. It’s almost like reporting on the stock market, or the federal government.

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In