【Uschi Karnat】

Walmart will give Amazon a bigger run for its money during Prime Day this year: Today,Uschi Karnat the big box store announced the return and expansion of its Walmart Deals event from July 8 to 13.

The sale will be two days longer than Prime Day 2025, which is scheduled for July 8 to 11 (making it the longest Prime Day ever). It'll also be twice as long as last year's Walmart Deals event, which ran for three days the week beforePrime Day in 2024.

In another first, customers will be able to shop Walmart Deals in person and online. According to a company press release, the sale will begin on Walmart.com/deals at 12 a.m. ET on Tuesday, July 8, before kicking off in Walmart stores that same day at local opening times (usually 6 a.m.). Paid Walmart+ members will get early access to the offers before everyone else on Monday, July 7 at 7 p.m. ET — a five-hour head start.

The sale will cover "tech upgrades to dorm-ready must-haves, school supplies to self-care staples," per the press release, which teased "big names like Samsung, Vizio, Dyson, [and] Sharpie." Some of its top deals will include the following:

• Vizio 50-inch QLED Smart TV — $238$298(save $60)

• Samsung 32-inch Smart Monitor — $199$299.99(save $100.99)

• Dyson V7 Advanced Cordless Vacuum Cleaner — $229.99$399.99(save $170)

• Crayola Crayons (24-Count ) — $0.50$1.44(save $0.94)

• Sharpie Permanent Markers (24-Count ) — $14.97$19.55(save $4.58)

• Paper Mate InkJoy Pens (14-Count) — $14.97$23.38(save $8.41)

• Black Expo Markers (8-Count) — $6.47$9.28(save $2.81)

Walmart joins Best Buy and Target in hosting summer sales that overlap with Amazon Prime Day. Best Buy will hold a weeklong "Black Friday in July" sale from July 7 to 13, and Target has plans for a seven-day Circle Week event from July 6 to 12.