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Prime Day 2019 sales outdo Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined globally

  • Mark Ko
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    This year, Prime Day was once again the largest shopping event worldwide in Amazon history with more than one million deals exclusively for Prime members. Over the two days of Prime Day, on July 15 and 16, global sales surpassed the previous Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined. Prime members purchased more than 175 million items throughout the event. Prime Day 2019 was the largest shopping event in Amazon Singapore’s history as well. Best-sellers included Nintendo Switch Console Let’s Go Pikachu Special Edition, Panasonic 43″ 4K Smart TVand Sonos Playbase Wireless Speaker on Prime Now and Sandisk Ultra 400GB Micro SD Card, Jabra Speak 510 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker, Play-Doh Play ‘n Store Table on the Amazon Global Store.

    “Members in Singapore enjoyed more local deals than ever before, with best-selling products in Singapore coming from a wide range of categories, including Electronics, Gaming, Toys, Kitchen, Home and Grocery,” said Henry Low, Country Manager, Amazon Singapore. “July 15th and 16th was the biggest two-day shopping period in the history of Amazon Singapore and we are very grateful for the trust our Prime members have shown us. This gives us huge motivation to continue to innovate on their behalf and deliver a constantly improving customer experience.”

    Singapore Highlights from Prime Day 2019

    “We want to thank Prime members all around the world,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. “Members purchased millions of Alexa-enabled devices, received tens of millions of dollars in savings by shopping from Whole Foods Market and bought more than $2 billion of products from independent small and medium-sized businesses. Huge thank you to Amazonians everywhere who made this day possible for customers.”

    Global Highlights from Prime Day 2019 

    More Entertainment this Prime Day than Ever Before

    Millions of people around the world streamed Prime Day events – including the Twitch Prime Crown Cup featuring FIFA 19 and Apex Legends and the Prime Day Concert presented by Amazon Music and headlined by 10-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist Taylor Swift. Highlights from the Prime Day Concert include Taylor Swift performing “You Need to Calm Down” live for the first time ever; SZA performing a rendition of the iconic ‘90s pop classic “Kiss Me” by Sixpence None The Richer; Dua Lipa’s rousing performance of her hit, “Blow Your Mind (Mwah);” and Becky G’s world debut of her fiery new track entitled “Dollar.” Prime members in 200 countries can still exclusively watch select songs from each performance from the Prime Day Concert on Prime Video. For more details on the show and to add it to your watchlist, head to primevideo.com/primedayconcert.

    Prime Day Best Sellers by Country

    Members shopped across nearly the entire catalogue of products including electronics, beauty, fashion, grocery, toys, furniture, everyday essentials, school supplies, and more. Some of the top-selling deals from around the world, excluding devices, included:

    Spotlighting Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

    Prime Day 2019 was another record-breaking success for independent third-party sellers—mostly small and medium-sized businesses. These innovators, artisans, and entrepreneurs are an invaluable part of the Amazon family. Products from these unique businesses increase the variety and contribute to the ever-expanding selection available to Prime members worldwide. Globally, these businesses far exceeded $2 billion in sales this Prime Day, making it the biggest Amazon shopping event ever for third-party sellers when comparing two-day periods.

    Every Day Made Better with Prime

    Prime was designed to make your life better every single day. Over 100 million paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including the best of shopping and entertainment on Prime Day. In Singapore, that includes delivery in under two hours, as well as free Global Store shipping for orders over S$60, unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video; Twitch Prime and more. Amazon Prime is $2.99 per month. Start a free trial of Amazon Prime at www.amazon.com.sg.

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