Posted on 07/09/2025 12:53:32 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Amazon gave Prime Day a surprise makeover — but American shoppers clung to their cash.
Momentum Commerce, a major online shopping firm, reported a 41 percent plunge in Amazon sales compared to the first day of last year's event.
The firm's sales slump comes after Amazon extended its usual two-day price-cutting blitz into a four-day extravaganza.
Top bosses like CEO Andy Jassy and executive chairman Jeff Bezos bet that more time would mean more spending from inflation-weary shoppers.
But as the first day came and went, that calculation didn't seem to pay off — at least for one of Amazon's biggest sellers.
Momentum, which helps popular brands like Crocs and Therabody massagers sell on the platform, said it's still holding out hope that sales will pick up before the clock runs out.
'It all hinges on this four-day strategy being a success,' John Shea, the firm's top boss, told Bloomberg. 'Amazon sacrificed a lot on Day 1. It's a wildly unpredictable and uncertain year.
Amazon, for its part, pushed back on the downbeat numbers.
The company told DailyMail.com that Momentum's data doesn't reflect the broader success of Prime Day, noting the firm represents just 50 of the hundreds of thousands of sellers on the platform.
'We're pleased with customers' response to Prime Day so far and it is still early in the four-day event,' an Amazon spokesperson said.
Still, the firm's slow start comes at a time when American consumers continue to express worries about their personal finances.
Independent analysts told DailyMail.com that the weak Day 1 report may reflect a deeper issue: Americans' shaky confidence in the economy.
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Read several comments and many are saying what’s being offered is junk. I agree, because the website is very slow (lots of traffic) and what I need isn’t on sale or the sale price is lousy.
In the past some items amazon had prime day deals for were good, so Id buy a few things but this time, there is honestly NOTHING worth buying. I wanted to get a screen protector and case for my nephews nintendo switch 2, zero sale, still full price
I love the Rural King stores. There’s one near my MIL. I wish we had one around here.
They had ammo during Covid when no one had ammo.
What recession fears?
We just ordered a folding 2 burner camp stove.
Amen to that
So a one-day sale got increased to 4 days, and maybe it doesn’t have 4-day legs. Sounds like the predictors need to go back to weather forecasting, or guessing what next month’s unemployment number is going to be.
Amazon Basics Rechargeable D Cell Batteries, 4-Pack, NiMH, 10000 mAh
Yes my CPAP machine specialist told me that you can buy CPAP masks on Amazon. They feature the names like Resvent, but are total Chinese made copies.
Prime day is a scam.
I had about 20 items in my cart for the past two weeks or so. I watched the prices go up a couple dollars every few days. Then, TUH DUH, Prime day the prices went back to the price they were when I placed them in the cart.
I always check https://camelcamelcamel.com for Amazon historical prices when i don’t need something right away. If the price changes a lot you can have it send you an alert when the price reaches your target.
Four days just means I’m not in as much of a rush if I see a deal, so I can compare elsewhere. I’m looking for an HDMI transmitter with two receivers and IR remote. I had one picked out but it sold out the first day so I’m looking again.
It’s basically Walmart on the internet. Mostly Chinese crap.
Good points. I ended up getting a pretty luxury model. It has headlights so I can mow at night. 😁
Only 5.56 years left.
No it’s the real deal. I have one I purchased from SwissKnife.com around ten years ago and they’re both the genuine article, right down to the toothpick.
“Independent analysts told DailyMail.com that the weak Day 1 report may reflect a deeper issue: Americans’ shaky confidence in the economy”
In other news.....the week of July 4th air travel highest in history, 18.5 million Travellers. Those traveling over 50 miles for the same week a record high of nearly 73 million.
Thank goodness flights and gas were given away for next to nothing so people with shaky confidence in the economy could enjoy their 4th.
Rat shills writing this drivel.
“Amazon Vine Customer Review of Free Product(What’s this?)”
When you see the reviews loaded with these users ... what do you think ?
Give free stuff to select customers, of course you will get all 5-star reviews.
No way I can buy this way.
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