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Merchants call for a ban on advertising for Black Friday

2020-11-13T09:59:50.991Z


If they do not succeed, they are ready to take to the streets, says the Confederation of traders of France (CDF). Bercy answers them that the law does not “authorize them to ban advertisements”.


The sling against Black Friday is intensifying in France.

After parliamentarians and trade federations, it is the turn of Francis Palombi, president of the Confederation of French traders (CDF), to ask the government to "

ban advertising

" for this promotional day organized on the fourth Friday. of the month, on France Info.

In a context where stores, deemed non-essential by the government, remain closed due to the health crisis, Francis Palombi sees "

unfair competition

" and thus particularly targets Amazon.

I appeal to the government to do everything possible.

We cannot ban the Black Friday operation, but we can ban Black Friday advertising.

I am mobilized with all the associations of traders.

Eventually if Amazon was not held back in its action, well, maybe we will take to the streets,

”he said.

According to him, this is "

unfair competition from pure players, [who market products exclusively online] including Amazon, which offers Black Friday with others

".

This morning on RMC, the general manager of Amazon, Frédéric Duval, claims to be "attentive to what is happening" around this promotional campaign imported from the United States.

Could you decide to push her away?

"We

will see

" he replies.

He assures us that “

nothing is decided yet

”.

However, he maintains that "this

is a time when French entrepreneurs have prepared stocks and take the opportunity to sell them

".

The Ministry of the Economy thus affirms that “

the law does not authorize us to prohibit advertisements.

We remind you that the French are confined and we call for the responsibility of everyone: e-merchants as well as the French

”.

An act of purchase is an act of citizenship, the French are attached to their small businesses.

Thus, they can either buy in 'click & collect' from them, or wait for the stores to reopen in order to align their ideas and their actions,

”says Bercy.

Source: lefigaro

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