Today in Data: Amazon’s Prime Day

Amazon Prime Day is here, and that means there are a lot of new developments coming from the eCommerce giant.

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    As it prepares its Amazon Air Cargo planes for all of the delivery orders, Amazon is slashing prices on its Echo and Echo Dot while launching a competition to Best Buy’s Geek Squad.

    Here are the numbers:

    40 | Number of jets leased from Atlas Air

    50 percent | Discount on Amazon’s Echo

    30 percent | Discount on Amazon’s Echo Dot

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    7 | Number of cities where Amazon will be offering up its own Alexa-infused Geek Squad

    $500 million to $600 million | Amount of sales made in prior Amazon Prime Days