Prime Day Starts Glitch Free Amid Other Criticism
Prime Day rolled out without incident Monday as Amazon avoided website bottlenecks of previous years with a 3 a.m. EDT start. Detractors warned off shopping on the site, citing reports of poor employee working conditions. New York Mayor Bill de…
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Blasio (D) discouraged shopping at Amazon, telling reporters it's “the day when Amazon tries to outgun every small business.” Prime Day is “a perfect day not to shop Amazon” and instead “keep it local” and “buy from your neighborhood stores,” De Blasio said. An Amazon spokesperson emailed: “Over half of all products purchased on Amazon are sold by small and medium businesses, including more than 40,000 businesses in the State of New York who sold more than 600 million products in one year. That’s why we invest billions in logistics, tools, services, programs, and our teams to help our small and medium business selling partners succeed.” EMarketer estimated Prime Day, which runs through Tuesday, will generate $12 billion in sales worldwide.