Retailers are hoping to take advantage of customers who are ready to get an early start on their holiday shopping, with Amazon (AMZN), Target (TGT), and Walmart (WMT) all holding holiday sale𝓀s events starting next week.

Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days, a fall version of its summer retail juggernaut, 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Amazon Prime Day, will last the days of Oct. 8 and 9. Its competitors' promotions run longer, as Target hosts its 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:second Target Circle Week of the year from Oct. 6 through Oct. 12, and Walmart runs a Holiday Deals event from Oct. 8 through Oct. 13.

Walmart said that it expects roughly half of American consumers to start their holiday shopping as early as August and September, and said "people remain price-conscious and plan ahead to maximize their holiday budgets."

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