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Study: Business lose billions in lost productivity on Prime Day

Study: Business lose billions in lost productivity on Prime Day
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(KERO) — Prime Day Is Tuesday and Wednesday and it could be costly for employers.

A CNBC report in 2017 estimated Prime Day will cost businesses $10 billion in lost productivity.

The report estimated 78% of Amazon Prime members will shop the new deals from work.

CNBC estimated that members spending just one minute shopping from work becomes lost productivity.

And that only increases with the rise in Prime Day deals.



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