In New York, a coalition of labor groups planned
to deliver 250,000 petitions to Amazon founder
Jeff Bezos’ Manhattan home calling on the
company to cut business ties with ICE and end
abusive working conditions in its warehouses.
And some on Twitter called for a blanket boycott
of Amazon during Prime Day.
San Diego State University Marketing Professor
Steven Osinski said the protests were unlikely to
have an effect on sales, however.
“Americans liking discounts will trump worrying
about higher wages for two days,” he said.
The company counts more than 100 million
subscribers to its Prime loyalty program, which
costs $119 a year and provides free two-day
shipping, free streaming movies, TV shows,
music and other perks.
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