Some Amazon sellers are pulling out of Prime Day amid Trump tariffs
- Some Amazon sellers are pulling back from Prime Day due to tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Chinese goods, which they say harm profit margins and complicate inventory management.
- Steve Green, a seller on Amazon, stated that he is skipping Prime Day for the first time since 2020 to protect his inventory from tariffs on Chinese products.
- CEO Kim Vaccarella of Bogg Bag decided to opt-out of Prime Day to retain U.S. Inventory and move production out of China due to tariff impacts.
- Analysts like Arun Sundaram noted that the tariffs complicate Amazon's Prime Day planning, suggesting that discounting may not be viable for many sellers.
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