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After letting Amazon Prime Day hog the spotlight last July,Playboy: Wet & Wild 1 (1989) Target's biggest sale of the summer will directly compete with it in 2025. The bullseye retailer announced Monday its plans to host a Circle Week event from Sunday, July 6 to Saturday, July 12, bookending Prime Day by 72 hours. (It's slated for July 8 to 11 in 2025, making it the longest Prime Day on record.)

Like Amazon's flagship sale, Target Circle Week is a members-only affair: Its deals will be exclusive to shoppers who have joined the retailer's free Target Circle loyalty program and its premium Target Circle 360 program ($10.99/month or $99/year). Circle 360 members will also receive early access to the offers starting July 5.

To ring in the start of back-to-school season, verified college students who are Target Circle members will receive a one-time 20% discount they can use storewide beginning June 29. Students can go about verifying their status on Target's website using a valid student ID, a class schedule, or a tuition receipt.

Circle Week is a recurring weeklong sale that Target runs several times a year. Its summer slot traditionally overlaps with Prime Day in mid-July, though last year, it fell the week prior.

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The second week of July will be a busy one: Best Buy and Walmart are also hosting their own anti-Prime Day sales.

The best early Prime Day deals to shop this week

• Apple AirTag (4-Pack) — $74.99(List Price $99.00)

• Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 (Wi-Fi, 40mm, S/M Green) — $199.99(List Price $299.99)

• Dyson V15 Detect Plus Cordless Vacuum Cleaner (Yellow/Nickel) — $649.99(List Price $749.99)

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