Amazon and Walmart Lead August Discount Blitz Ahead of Back-to-School

Amazon, Walmart and Best Buy rolled out an unusually broad round of markdowns between 2–4 Aug., slicing prices as much as 70 percent on products ranging from electronics to patio furniture. The promotions arrive as retailers jostle for share of the early back-to-school shopping period, traditionally one of the largest discretionary-spending windows outside the winter holidays. Amazon trimmed the price of the Sgin 12-inch Android tablet to $110 from $300 and halved the cost of an Alienware AW2725Q 4K OLED gaming monitor to about $676. Walmart slashed a Seiko watch that previously listed at $1,038 to $219 and cut a portable air-conditioner to $180 from $460. Best Buy matched Amazon on a Lenovo Moto G Power handset and dropped the Lenovo IdeaPad 1 touchscreen laptop to $330, shaving $250 off the sticker price. Lenovo’s own store likewise discounted the Yoga Tab Plus to $550—$220 below list—while third-party merchants advertised steep reductions on smartwatches, headphones and homeware. The breadth of the offers underscores intensifying price competition among big-box and online sellers as they vie to attract consumers who remain value-conscious despite easing inflation.