Dates in the United States and Mexico

(CNN Spain)- Amazon announced that its annual online discount event will take place on June 21 and 22 in the United States, Mexico, Spain, and other countries.

Prime Day usually takes place in mid-summer, although it was held in October last year, causing delays. coronavirus pandemic. However, this year Prime Day has returned to its regular programming in almost all except Canada I India, where they decided to postpone the event to focus “on the safety of our employees and on supporting our customers and sales partners” due to the great impact of COVID-19, a press release read.

Amazon will close its 48-hour offer at midnight PT (3:00AM ET) on June 21st, an event that lasts until midnight on June 22nd for Prime members in the United States, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Turkey Will work. Spain, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Netherlands, Mexico, Luxembourg, Japan, Italy, Germany, France, China, Brazil, Belgium, Austria and Australia.

Amazon held its first Prime Day in July 2015 to celebrate the company’s 20th anniversary, but the company prolonged its existence, officially extending it to two days and offering deals weeks before the event. .

According to the e-commerce giant, last year members of the Prime service — a subscription that costs $119 a year — saved more than $1.4 billion on Prime Day. For their part, sellers posted sales records of more than $3.5 billion worldwide.

As of last year, Amazon will support small businesses during Prime Day with an investment of more than US$100 million to promote those businesses. From June 7-20, the e-commerce company will offer a $10 credit when they spend $10 on products and brands from small businesses based in the US and Spain.

This year, Amazon will offer over 2 million deals across categories of Fashion, Home, Electronics and more; As well as benefits for Amazon entertainment services such as Prime Video, Amazon Music and Prime Gaming.

in between Most popular categories in 2020 The home, electronics, and nutrition and wellness; Speaking of products in particular, the iRobot Roomba robotic vacuum was a huge hit in the US and Mexico, with Lloyd’s brand smart lights and Lysol multipurpose disinfectant being some of the most popular items.

Walmart and . Since, Amazon isn’t the only one that will be offering deep discounts in the United States during these dates. aim They usually have their own special events.