Amazon kicks off Holiday Beauty Haul
Amazon has biggest October sale ever
The Holiday Beauty Haul comes on the heels of Prime Big Deal Days (Oct. 8-9), which according to Amazon was its biggest October shopping event ever with more Prime members shopping than the 2023 edition with higher sales and more items sold during the two-day event than any previous October shopping event.
In an email to Chain Store Age, an Amazon representative said independent sellers on its platform, most of which are small-to-medium-sized businesses, saw record sales compared to the 2023 event.
Globally, Amazon says Prime members saved more than $1 billion across millions of deals, including on seasonal merchandise and gifts.
Interestingly, data and analysis for the entirety of Prime Big Deal Days recently emailed to Chain Store Age by Salesforce indicated that overall U.S. sales growth outside Amazon declined 5% from the 2023 edition of the event. However, analysis exclusively provided to Chain Store Age by Spreetail indicates the event had a positive “halo effect” for Walmart and Target.
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