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Fortune
Fortune
John Kell

How cloud tech moves purchases from the warehouse to the fridge

(Credit: Courtesy of Walmart)

Americans spend over $930 billion annually during the winter holidays. Easter spending tops out at $24 billion. Halloween and July Fourth sales bring in about $10 billion each.

Billions more are spent on New Year’s, the Labor Day and Memorial Day weekends, and Juneteenth celebrations. Every three months, retailers discount to mark the end of a season with more deals. And then there are retail-specific events, like Amazon’s Prime Day.

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