At the microphone of Europe 1, Francis Palombi, president of the Confederation of traders of France, asked that e-commerce platforms do not take advantage of the closure of shops to launch major promotions as the Christmas holidays approach. .
Question of "decency".
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The decision fell and for traders, it's a cold shower.
On Wednesday, announcing a new containment to try to stop the second wave of the coronavirus epidemic, Emmanuel Macron said that "shops which were defined in the spring as non-essential" would be closed again.
And even if this device will be reviewed every two weeks, traders are already worried about the economic consequences for their activity, as the Christmas holidays approach and digital platforms are thus left without competition.
At the microphone of Europe 1, Francis Palombi, president of the Confederation of traders of France, at least hopes that the giants of e-commerce will not take the opportunity to launch major promotions.
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"Promotions that reach the life of small businesses"
"We are heading towards a sort of total imbalance. We are reaching physical commerce at the highest level in favor of digital commerce," he regrets.
And Francis Palombi to launch an appeal: "At least, that there is a little decency" on the part of the giants of e-commerce.
"In such a serious situation, do you think it's normal to let these pure-players launch phenomenal operations on the toy, 'Black Friday'?" He asks.
"It would be decent if there weren't some shattering promotions reaching the lives of small businesses even more."