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Amazon's Prime Day: US sales surge 80%

But some shoppers say deals sell out too fast, aren't attractive

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Published Thu, Jul 16, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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MERCHANTS participating in Amazon.com's much-advertised "Prime Day" sale saw an 80 per cent rise in US sales from a year earlier, according to preliminary data from e-commerce researcher ChannelAdvisor, although the event also drew ire from some shoppers.

The one-day sale on Wednesday for members of Amazon's US$99-per-year Prime subscription service is similar to an annual sale by China e-commerce merchant Alibaba.

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