Boycott Amazon Starting May 6: Key Information for North Carolina Shoppers

A fresh demonstration led by the organization responsible for a recent Walmart boycott is set to take place; this time around, their target is the Amazon Corporation.

The Walmart boycott , held from April 7-14, urged consumers to refrain from making purchases at Walmart stores, its online platforms, and Sam’s Club, the retailer’s membership-based warehouse.

The People's Union USA is not alone in promoting boycotts against big companies; the Walmart boycott was scheduled during the same period as a 40-day " Target fast organized by Atlanta Pastor Jamal Bryant and other religious leaders, concluding on April 17.

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More boycotts are scheduled for the upcoming months. Here’s what customers in North Carolina need to understand regarding the Amazon boycott and others like it.

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What reasons have led to the boycott of Amazon?

John Schwarz, who leads the organizing body The People's Union USA, provided clarification recently Instagram share that boycotts aim not to "damage the economy," but to "make corrupt corporations answerable."

The reasons mentioned by the People's Union website For boycotting Amazon, specifically, involved:

• Exploiting workers
• Destroying small businesses
• Anti-union efforts and mistreatment of workers
• Monopolizing industries
• Owing virtually nothing in taxes
• Surveillance and privacy violations

What is the duration of the Amazon boycott? When did the Amazon boycott start and end?

The proposed Amazon boycott is set for From Tuesday, May 6 to Monday, May 12 .

What does the Amazon boycott encompass?

Throughout the duration of the boycott, customers are encouraged to refrain from shopping or utilizing any services, platforms, stores, or businesses owned or operated by Amazon, as well as significant corporate services such as:

• Amazon.com along with all associated services such as Prime, Audible, Prime Video, Kindle, Fresh, and Pharmacy.
• Stores like Whole Foods Market, Amazon Go, and Amazon Fresh.
• Ring (the security brand that belongs to Amazon)
• IMDb (owned by Amazon).
• Twitch (owned by Amazon).
• Amazon MGM Studios-branded movies.

A comprehensive list It was also published on the People's Union website.

Have Amazon's sales decreased as a result of previous boycotts?

USA TODAY I discussed with business analysts about the impact of an earlier Amazon boycott. They discovered that although social initiatives brought significant notice to the one-week protest, statistics indicated minimal proof of any substantial disturbance to sales figures.

In March 2025, Amazon.com saw a total of 2.6 billion visits, marking an increase of 9.82 percent compared to February figures, as reported during the month when the initial boycott took place. SimilarWeb And interestingly, visitor traffic increased compared to the previous year during the same period: In March 2024, this large online retailer saw 2.2 billion visits.

A digital retail firm called Momentum Commerce stated that Amazon’s sales increased by 10.3% during the initial three months of 2025.

The information differs from that of a survey released by Numerator Prior to Amazon's boycott, it was discovered that 9% of Amazon customers planned to take part in the weeklong shopping hiatus.

USA TODAY reporting also showed Note that not every major corporation experiencing boycotts has been immune to their effects, as evidenced by a reported 11-week decrease in customer visits to Target stores starting the week following the company’s announcement of reversals on its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives.

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Lori Comstock from USA TODAY NETWORK provided contributions for this report.

Iris Seaton serves as the trending news reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times, which is part of the USA TODAY Network. You can reach her via email at iseaton@citizentimes.com.

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