By Brittney Sherman
Have you noticed an increase in Amazon delivery trucks this past week? Amazon is currently delivering millions of items sold on Prime Day, a two-day sales event on its e-commerce platform that took place July 16 and 17. American consumers spent a total of $14.2 billion this year, an 11% increase year-over-year. The largest product categories included electronics, furniture and back-to-school items. As a whole, United States online retail spending is projected to hit $1.2T resulting in a potential 9.8% increase as compared to 2023.