Ian Mendola and Evan Menz
Staff Writers
Amazon’s Prime day has been a staple of online shopping days where tech giant Amazon releases hundreds of thousands of deals throughout the site. Usually, it happens in late July where shoppers can buy anything from a toothbrush to a boat. There are deals and discounts that many would love to come to buy.
Amazon has been struggling for months to respond to a rush of customer orders during the public health crisis and had to institute many new safety protocols and shipping restrictions to be able to continue delivering food and basic needs.
The world’s largest online store is only now starting to bring itself back to regular operations and faster shipping times. Preparation for Prime Day and the holiday season takes months of planning so that work has taken a backseat to more immediate needs.
The coming of Prime Day would likely be a huge benefit not just for Amazon but for retailers overall, many of which have been under serious pressure during the pandemic, with many forced to close stores and even lay off their employees.
This year, Prime day is officially happening in September 2020. Since the outbreak many events and places have shut down and it would be best to help contain the disease to move it to a safer time for everyone.
