Amazon Will Have Another Prime Day in October

Amazon Will Have Another , Prime Day in October.

The retail giant made the announcement on Aug.

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This October, we’re bringing an exclusive shopping event to Prime members—Prime Big Deal Days!

, Doug Herrington, CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores, via LinkedIn.

I’m really excited for Prime members to discover some of Amazon’s best deals of the season across 19 countries including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, the U.S. and the U.K. , Doug Herrington, CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores, via LinkedIn.

We’ll share more details soon as we get closer to the event.

I can’t wait to give our Prime members access to exclusive early savings this season, Doug Herrington, CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores, via LinkedIn.

Exact dates have yet to be announced.

Prime Day was first launched in 2015, CNBC reports.

The most recent 48-hour event was held in July.

It increased online sales in the U.S. by 6.1%, Adobe Analytics reports.

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Last year, Amazon held two other shopping events in addition to Prime Day.

This year's sequel to Prime Day comes as retailers brace for a lackluster holiday season.

According to a CNBC Supply Chain Survey, two-thirds of retailers expect that consumers will be looking for discounts, while 71% think shoppers won't spend as much because of inflation