The Minister of Industry, Agnès Pannier Runacher, in turn calls for a postponement of Black Friday, the promotional operation scheduled for the weekend of November 27.
The Minister wonders about the relevance of maintaining the event "
when we do not know if we are able to reopen the shops and we are doing everything possible on the sanitary protocol
".
"
Should we carry out an operation that will not benefit physical (closed) businesses or cause a rush in the businesses?"
“, She asked this Thursday morning on LCI.
To read also: The UFC-Que Choisir calls on the State to "frame Black Friday rather than gesticulate on the date"
Yesterday, the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire had urged large retailers as well as digital commerce players to postpone the event.
"
It's a collective position
," said the Minister of Industry.
According to her, a postponement will not only benefit e-commerce since "
of the 6 billion euros for Black Friday last year, 85% were made in physical stores
".
Reopen "as soon as possible"
“
Our goal is to reopen these businesses as soon as possible.
We know very well how important each day is as Christmas approaches, but we make these decisions based on the circulation of the virus,
”she insists.
"
We will have elements next week and that's when we can say 'it's good, we can go
," said the minister.
“
I tell the French to be very careful.
To ensure that we continue to have this link with these traders and artisans.
We can take the first steps on the phone, not necessarily on the internet.
I ask the French to think about when to give their Christmas present,
”added the Minister.
/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/KMEYMJKESBAZBE4MRBAM4TGHIQ.jpg)
