Consumers searching for the best deal will be comparison shopping next month as both Amazon.com Inc. and Target Corp. will be hosting overlapping events. Target announced the return of its Deal Days event July 11 through July 13, with food, Apple products, home items and more to be discounted. Amazon also announced Thursday that its annual Prime Day event will take place July 12 and 13. Experts say retailers that compete with Amazon will get a bump from Prime Day, with competitors expected to ring up more than $5 billion in sales during the event. Target said during its most recent earnings that it had a glut of inventory to sell. Target stock is down 38.3% for the year to date and Amazon shares have tumbled 37.8%.
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