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Still, the event has proven popular with shoppers, driving billions of dollars in sales. Amazon's site is prominently advertising how many days remain, and a range of publishers have already published guides for consumers: Just a few include tips for possible buyers of televisions, beauty products, gamer gear and more.

New AI Tools Could Boost Sales

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The analysts highlighted how Amazon's efforts in AI could help guide better recommendations to customers with greater personalization. Amazon announced Friday that its AI-powered shopping assistant "Rufus" is available to all U.S. customers.

A revamped distribution model could also help the company meet demand, the analysts said, as "regionalization has driven significant operational improvements and positions Amazon to better handle the elevated demand of Prime Day while also rationalizing inventory levels ahead of the busy 2H shopping period."

Rivals Compete for Sales With Their Own Events

As Prime Day approaches, a number of Amazon's competitors have announced their own summer events, vying for sales.

Target (TGT) and Walmart (WMT) each had sales events run in the week leading up to Prime Day. And department-store chain Macys (M) recently 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:announced plans to launch an "All-S✅tar Week" running from July 16 🐟through July 23, with thousands of discounts planned.