Amazon is reportedly delaying Prime Day due to COVID-19

Amazon is planning to delay Prime Day until at least August due to the ongoing pandemic, according to internal meeting notes viewed by Reuters. Amazon expects it could lose $100 million “from excess devices it may now have to sell at a discount” because of the delay, according to Reuters. Amazon didn’t reply to a request for comment from The Verge about the potential delay.
Prime Day is typically a huge sales driver for the company. Amazon said that Prime Day 2019 (which actual