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ARTICLE · 10 NOVEMBER 2020

Rethinking Black Friday?

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The French government asked Amazon to stop advertising "Black Friday" deals, telling the company that it was unfair to small businesses

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The French government asked Amazon to stop advertising "Black Friday" deals, telling the company that it was unfair to small businesses for the online giant to be promoting online sales when stores around the country were being required to shut down due to a COVID-19 lockdown.  France's Junior Economy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runchaer said these types of sales were "not at all appropriate at a time when 200,000 businesses will have to shut their doors." 

Black Friday is one of the most important shopping days of the year for retailers and it's an event that many consumers look forward to all year.  But, what should a shopping day -- based on the idea of consumers crowding into stores to get some of the best deals of the year -- look like during a pandemic?  In recently-issued guidance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised consumers to avoid shopping in crowded stores on Black Friday, and to shop online instead.  The CDC said, "Staying home is the

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