Prime Day 2017 was Amazon’s biggest sales day ever
Summer shopping event also gives Amazon its biggest one-day growth in Prime...
Jul 12, 2017 at 12:57 pm ET
Matt McGee
Matt McGee joined Third Door Media as a writer/reporter/editor in September 2008. He served as Editor-In-Chief from January 2013 until his departure in July 2017. He can be found on Twitter at @MattMcGee.
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