Labor Day weekend brings steep discounts and new streaming releases

Labor Day weekend has arrived, bringing a wave of steep sales from major retailers and a fresh slate of streaming releases for holiday bingeing. Online outlets and brick-and-mortar chains are advertising discounts on home goods, mattresses, tech and fashion through the long weekend, while platforms including Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV Plus and Paramount Plus have dropped new movies and series timed for viewers with an extra day off.

Retailers ranging from Amazon and Best Buy to Nordstrom, Crate Barrel and mattress specialists are promoting Labor Day pricing. Deal trackers and retail roundups compiled this week show headline savings on big-ticket items such as kitchen appliances, headphones and mattresses. NBC Select’s annual Labor Day guide noted mattress discounts as high as 50 percent at some brands and widespread promotions across home and tech categories through early September. Individual listings highlighted popular items now marked down including Apple AirPods Max and the MacBook Air with M4 chip, KitchenAid stand mixers, Dyson stylers and a range of Le Creuset pieces.

How deep the discounts go depends on the seller. Outlet listings on Amazon offered clearance prices...