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Amazon is facing a ‘high-stakes shipping gauntlet’ just months after recovering from widespread delays, as it attempts to pull off its biggest Prime Day ever

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a person riding on the back of a truck: Amazon is bracing for its biggest Prime Day ever. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

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Amazon is bracing for its biggest Prime Day ever. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
  • Amazon’s 48-hour Prime Day event started early Tuesday morning. 
  • Moody’s analyst Charlie O’Shea told Business Insider that Prime Day will serve as a litmus test to see if Amazon is able to keep up with its exponential growth.
  • The sales event will trigger a surge in orders that will weigh on Amazon’s delivery network, with Moody’s estimating that the company’s fourth-quarter shipping expenses could reach nearly $20 billion.
  • “They’re doing the best they can,” O’Shea said. “It’s almost like trying to plug a dam with your finger.”
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Amazon just kicked off what Moody’s says will likely be the biggest — and most challenging — Prime Day of all time. 

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The e-commerce giant’s 48-hour Prime Day began early on Tuesday morning. The annual sales event

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