Amazon Prime Day: online shopping giant announces next two-day sale in the UAE

Expect to see savings of up to 55 per cent on electronics, fashion, beauty and home accessories

A look inside the expansive Amazon fulfilment centre in DXB3, Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

Supplies are received at the Amazon fulfilment centre in DXB3, Dubai. They are physically inspected and given a safety check, a process that takes about five minutes. Pawan Singh / The National

Staff scan and perform quality control checks on products received at the Amazon fulfilment centre in DXB3, Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

After items are received at Amazon's facility, they are scanned and placed on to the Amazon system, then customers are able to order them instantly. Pawan Singh / The National

As part of Covid-19 safety measures, screens have been installed between stationary work spaces. Pawan Singh / The National

Staff moving stock through the Amazon fulfilment centre in DXB3, Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

Geoffrey Khalil, the inbound operations manager, explaining how items are stowed away. Pawan Singh / The National

An overview of the large distribution centre. Pawan Singh / The National

Crates travel down from upper levels on a spiral conveyor for delivery. Pawan Singh / The National

A member of staff placing a crate of orders on the spiral conveyor. Pawan Singh / The National

Batched orders are ready to move through the Amazon fulfilment centre in DXB3, Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

Items move though Amazon's fulfilment centre on automatic conveyor belts. Pawan Singh / The National

A completed order is boxed and sealed for delivery, but still does not have an address label - that comes at the Slam station. Pawan Singh / The National

Orders ready to be delivered to customers. Pawan Singh / The National

Covid-19 safety precautions have tables well spaced out in the staff canteen at the Amazon fulfilment centre in DXB3, Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

An inside view of the floors of stock at the Amazon fulfilment centre in DXB3, Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

Amazon has announced that its annual Prime Day event is set to take place later in June.

Shoppers who are Prime members in the UAE will enjoy two days of savings when the sale launches at midnight GST on June 21, running through June 22.

Deals will be on offer across every category on the e-commerce site, including electronics, fashion, home, beauty and kitchen.

Click through the gallery above to look inside Amazon's biggest fulfilment centre in the UAE. 

“We’re excited to once again bring members in the UAE great deals on an incredible selection across all Amazon.ae categories during Prime Day this year,” said Ronaldo Mouchawar, vice president of Amazon Middle East and North Africa.

"Prime Day delivers great ways to shop, gift and save, and we are looking forward to carrying this tradition on.

“We obsess over making members’ lives easier, better and more fun, and Prime Day is one of the many ways we constantly innovate for them in addition to rolling out new membership benefits such as free same-day delivery and free delivery from Amazon US and UK.”

Amazon has announced a number of savings to look forward to:

• Electronics: Save 34 per cent on the Creative Sound Blaster K3+ USB Powered 2 Channel Digital Mixer, 17 per cent on the Elgato Video Capture and 15 per cent on SoundPEATS earbuds
• Computer and accessories: Save 31 per cent on the Nvidia Jetson Xavier NX Developer Kit, 15 per cent on the Razer Kraken X Gaming Headset and 12 per cent on the Gigabyte X570 I Aorus Pro Wi-Fi
• Amazon Devices: Save 34 per cent on the Ring Spotlight Cam Wired, 30 per cent on the Ring Floodlight Cam-Wi-Fi and 10 per cent on the Ring Video Doorbell 3
• Fashion: Save up to 50 per cent on watches, shoes and bags from brands including Guess, Tommy Hilfiger, Hugo Boss, Lacoste and Under Armour
• Beauty: Save 20 per cent on the Philips SatinCompact Women's Precision Trimmer
• Home: Save 37 per cent on Cricut Tools, 28 per cent on Black+Decker tools and 15 per cent on the Yale Smart Door Lock YDM3168
• Kitchen and dining: Save up to 55 per cent on items from Royalford, Prestige and Harmony
• Appliances: Save 16 per cent on the Nikai Double Door Frost Free Refrigerator and 15 per cent on the Midea AC100-18B Air Cooler

More information is available at www.amazon.ae/primeday