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A jury will look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime -- and made it hard to leave
Read full article: A jury will look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime -- and made it hard to leaveA federal trial beginning in Amazon’s hometown this week is set to examine whether the online retailing giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime service and made it difficult to cancel after they did so.
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Amazon Prime Day set for mid-October
Read full article: Amazon Prime Day set for mid-OctoberAmazon Prime Day is set for Oct. 13 and 14, the company announced Monday. Prime Day is Amazon’s version of Christmas in the summer, with sales routinely outpacing Black Friday. Amazon Prime Vice President Jamil Ghani says the company thinks Prime Day will be bigger this year than ever before. Amazon has thrived during the pandemic as consumers purchase more goods online to limit store visits. The company reported $88.9 billion in sales during its latest quarter ending June 30, a 40% jump from the same period a year earlier.