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US online spending hits $8.3 billion as Amazon Prime Day kicks off, Adobe says

positiveMarket moveMulti dayYahoo Finance ·24 Jun 2026Original article ↗
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The news is directly tied to Prime Day demand figures (event-driven), which can influence Amazon’s near-term sales expectations and market sentiment over the four-day shopping period.

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US online spending hits $8. 3 billion as Amazon Prime Day kicks off, Adobe says Reuters Wed, June 24, 2026 at 3:44 PM GMT+2 1 min read ADBE June 24 (Reuters) - Online spending among shoppers on the first day of Amazon's Prime ‌Day rose 5. 3% from a year earlier ‌to $8.

3 billion across U. S. retailers, Adobe Analytics said on ​Wednesday.

The four-day shopping event, which started on Tuesday and is being held earlier than usual this year, will be a litmus test of U. S. ‌shoppers' spending power ⁠as the focus shifts to essential goods.

Here are some key details: • Online ⁠spending on Tuesday is tracking ahead of its projections and marks the biggest e-commerce day so ​far in ​2026, Adobe said. • ​The data firm reaffirmed ‌its forecast of U. S.

retailers driving $26. 3 billion in online spend through the event. • Adobe said sales were driven by categories such as electronics and appliances, tools and home improvement, but purchases of ‌everyday essentials also ticked up.

• ​Discounts are expected to ​remain in the ​10% to 24% band seen on ‌the first day, Adobe said. • ​Adobe's forecast ​is based on an analysis of 1 trillion visits to U. S.

retail e-commerce sites, ​covering 100 ‌million stock keeping units and 18 product ​categories.

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