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February 21, 2024

Amazon liveshopping went wild this Prime Day so forget 'as seen on TV', it's 'as seen on Amazon' now

This year's Prime Day saw Amazon sell a total of 300 million items - 50 million more than last year.

What's the key learning?

  • Amazon has been hosting Prime Day since 2015, which is like a mini Black Friday but exclusive to Amazon Prime subscribers
  • Live shopping is when influencers and celebrities livestream while promoting a product
  • The US live shopping market was worth about $6 billion last year but experts reckon it could be a $25 billion market by 2023

👉 Background: We all know Amazon, the gargantuan e-comm and tech giant that will sell you everything from bulk packs of instant noodles to cloud computing solutions.

👉 What happened: Amazon has been hosting Prime Day since 2015. It's kinda like a mini Black Friday but exclusive to Amazon Prime subscribers.

👉 What else: This year's Prime Day saw Amazon sell 300 million items - that's 50 million more than last year. And Amazon says live shopping is the secret to its success.

What's the key learning?

💡Live shopping is when influencers and celebrities livestream while promoting a product… and all you have to do is click to buy.

💡It’s still a new wheelhouse for a lot of retailers, but big names like Bloomingdales, Nordstrom and even Mecca have already jumped on board. Get this: Streams on Amazon Live racked up 100 million views during Prime Day.

💡In fact, the US live shopping market was worth about $6 billion last year, but experts reckon it could be a $25 billion market by 2023. With a pace like that, we’ll be keen to see how Prime Day goes next year… and the year after.

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