Some French lawmakers want to ban ‘Black
Friday’, the post-Thanksgiving sales event that
has morphed into a global phenomenon.
A legislative committee passed an amendment
last Monday that proposes prohibiting ‘Black
Friday’ since it causes “resource waste”
and “overconsumption.”
The amendment, put forward by France’s former
environment minister Delphine Batho, will be
debated in the National Assembly next month.
France’s e-commerce union has condemned it.
Separately, the ecological transition minister,
Elisabeth Borne, criticized Thursday the
commercial event on Europe 1 radio for creating
“traffic jams, pollution, and gas emissions.”
She added that she would support Black Friday
if it helped small French businesses, but said it
mostly benefits large online retailers.
French climate activists made a “Block Friday”
demonstration Friday
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