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Locked-down France inches toward 'Black Friday' postponement

| November 20, 2020 2:09 AM

PARIS (AP) — France's government was working Friday to get supermarket chains and e-commerce platforms to agree to a week-long postponement of “Black Friday” promotions, responding to concerns that shops shuttered by the nation's coronavirus lockdown are hemorrhaging business and could be hurt further if they miss out on the consumer splurge.

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