While Amazon has agreed to postpone Black Friday for a week, François Momboisse, president of the Federation of e-commerce and distance selling (Fevad) confirms that its members will follow.
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Yes it is okay, we will see with all our sites how to concretely postpone Black Friday until next week
", indicates the spokesperson for the professional organization of e-commerce players on RMC.
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All orders placed will be honored,
” continues the representative of e-commerce sites.
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Staggering promotions is possible.
The products will be put back in reserve and offered next week
”, indicates the representative of e-merchants.
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For sites, it is easier to postpone the event than for physical stores which have already sent their catalogs
", specifies François Momboisse.
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Black Friday will work with our neighbors since people are free to buy on a foreign site,”
continues the manager
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But the delivery times are longer and more expensive and you have to place your order in a foreign language.
The vast majority of French people will therefore go to French sites,
”he believes.
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Regarding the government cacophony on the reopening of stores, "
from the moment the Republicans asked to reopen on November 27, the government no longer wanted to do so,
" denounces the president of Fevad.
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We are hostages of these political battles which overtake us
", he laments.