July 19, 2019

Prime Day 2019 Was the Largest Shopping Event in Amazon History

Once again, Amazon – and its Prime members – have something to smile about. Amazons Prime Day 2019, which actually stretched across 48 hours, was the most successful shopping event in company history, reports Amazon. Members in 18 countries bought more than 175 million items, including everything from clothing and electronics to groceries and beauty products. Prime Day, held July 15 and 16, was also the biggest sales event ever for Amazon devices, particularly the Echo Dot, Fire TV stick, Alexa voice remote and Fire TV stick with Alexa voice remote.

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Five on Friday: Discounts, Subscription Billing and Free Shipping

This weeks Five on Friday is packed full of news updates, predictions, new initiatives and tips for growing your subscription business. We share what some experts are saying about Disney +s potential for success, Business Insider takes a look at why Roku is having such a great year, Etsys plans to grow its free shipping program to compete with Amazon and Walmart, we examine why offering discounts to unhappy customers can actually work against you, and Business2Community explains how subscription billing adds value to your business.

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