Amazon’s Online Store Malfunctions for Some Users in the US

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March 5, 2026 at 8:38 PM UTC

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March 5, 2026 at 8:56 PM UTC

Amazon.com Inc.’s website and mobile app malfunctioned for some users on Thursday, with critical features like product listings and checkout options producing error pages.

Downdetector, which tracks user reports of outages, reported a spike in complaints about the world’s largest online retailer at about 2 p.m. New York time.