Deal Days vs. Prime Day: Target joins Amazon in mid-October promotion

Amazon.com Inc.'s Prime Day, it's discount sale for premium subscribers, has become one of the most important retail events of the year, but its usual midsummer date was scuttled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Now it's been rescheduled, and rivals like Target Corp. are pouncing with their own sales. The Minneapolis-based retailer unveiled its annual "Deal Days" promotion for Oct. 13 and 14 on Tuesday, a day after Seattle-based Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced those days for its 2020 Prime Day sale.…